Scarcity of petroleum products looms across the country as the Nigeria
Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers threatens to embark on a
nationwide strike with effect from Wednesday when a 72-hour deadline
issued to the Federal Government expires.
The General Secretary of NUPENG, Mr.
Elijah Okougbo, said that the impending strike had to do with disagreement over loan
obtained by Jetty and Petroleum Tank Farm Owners Association of Nigeria
from some banks, to satisfy the demand for fuel importation.
It was gathered that NUPENG was demanding
the implementation of a section of an agreement reached with the Federal
Government to allow JEPTFON, a subsidiary association, to pay back the
loan in 15 years with three percent interest.
He said, “If nothing is done to consider
the satisfactory implementation of the committee reports, we will have
no choice but to resume our suspended nationwide strike without further
notice in order to save the livelihood of our members as injury to one,
is injury to all.”
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