NUPENG threatens to shut down services over attack on NLC peaceful protests in Kaduna

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has threatened to shut down all services in the upstream, mid-stream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry over government-sponsored attacks on peaceful protesters in Kaduna.

The Union in a statement jointly signed by the General Secretary, Comrade Afolabi Olawale, and the National President, Comrade Williams Akporeha, expressed sadness with the violent turn of NLC peaceful protests by the dictatorial and despotic regime of Governor Nasir el-Rufai in Kaduna State.

The keadership of the Union called on the Federal Government to immediately call on Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai to order before his arrogance and power drunk ego further pushed the situation into horrendous calamity as he had been doing in all issues relating to human lives and wellbeing.

The Union also reiterated that no kabour leaders or workers as the case may be, be harmed, harassed, maimed, humiliated or victimized during this 5-day peaceful protests in the State.

The Union said it was raising the alarm following reliable reports of the clandestine move of Governor Nasir el-RUfai to hurt and put the lives of NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, and other labour leaders to danger in his usual blind egotistical style of running government in the State.

The Union warned that if any harm was inflicted on any of the members of organized Labour, the leadership of the Union would not hesitate to call on all our members throughout the nation for a total shut down of all our services in the upstream, mid-stream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry.

It added that they were putting all NUPENG members nationwide on red alert and might at very short notice of five hours call for a nationwide industrial action “if situation arises,” adding that their “solidarity remains constant for the Union makes us strong.”