Association Backs Dangote Refinery, Decries NUPENG’s Activities

The enactment of the Nigeria Liquefied and Compressed Gases Association (NLCGA) has lamented the “high-handedness” of the National Union of Petroleum and National Gas -Petroleum Tanker Drivers (NUPENG- LPG) against Dangote Refinery.

The relation faulted the disruptive activities of the refinery by NUPENG-PTD, asserting that its enactment was detrimental to the nation’s economical progress, particularly successful the downstream sector.
In a connection issued successful Lagos, the enforcement secretary/CEO of NLCGA, Lanrewaju Baiyewu, alleged that NUPENG extorts arsenic overmuch arsenic ₦72,000 (across LPG terminals nationwide which was little than ₦30,000 2 years ago) from LPG motortruck drivers earlier allowing them to load LPG, an unaccounted sum that contributes thing to the sector’s maturation oregon the wide nation’s development.

However, the enactment of NUPENG denied the alleged extortion and described it arsenic “mere blackmail meant to support america disconnected the scene.”

The absorption came from NUPENG’s wide secretary, Comrade Afolabi Olawale.
The relation said the “estimates suggest that the yearly sums extorted transcend ₦3 cardinal for LPG operations alone, highlighting the important fiscal load imposed connected manufacture stakeholders.

According to Baiyewu, successful the past 24 months, amerciable fees extorted by NUPENG-PTD for LPG loading person accrued by implicit 20 per cent portion the authorities battles to bring down the outgo of LPG.

The radical of state companies said the existent quality betwixt NUPENG and Dangote Refinery centres astir unionisation rights, with the national accusing the refinery of anti-union practices and Dangote Refinery asserting its committedness to constitutionally protected labour rights.

Baiyewu said, “Despite a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed betwixt the 2 parties, NUPENG has continued to disrupt operations astatine the refinery, perchance starring to nationwide substance shortages and economical instability.”

He said NLCGA stands successful solidarity with Dangote Refinery successful resisting NUPENG- PTD’s actions that are detrimental to the industry’s maturation and urged the national to prioritise dialog and respect existing agreements.

Baiyewu said, “NUPENG’s actions are detrimental to Nigeria’s economical advancement and it’s imperative that the authorities steps successful to rein successful these amerciable practices carried retired nether the guise of unionism. The authorities indispensable intervene to support the interests of Nigerian workers and the broader economy, ensuring that national activities are conducted wrong the bounds of the instrumentality and without harming the nation’s economical stability.”

In his comments, Olawale (NUPENG) told LEADERSHIP that, “There is simply a batch of blackmail going connected societal media against america arsenic good arsenic distortions of facts and misinformation.”