‘Nationwide strike inevitable,’ says NUPENG; accuses Dangote of breaching agreement

By Victor Ahiuma-Young

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has accused the absorption of Dangote Group of violating a bid pact brokered astatine the Department of State Services, DSS, office connected September 9, informing that a nationwide onslaught appears inevitable.

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A connection by NUPENG President, Prince Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, placed members nationwide connected reddish alert, urging them to hole for a imaginable resumption of the suspended concern action.

The connection reads: “This is to alert the wide nationalist and the authorities of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that, notwithstanding the solution reached and signed astatine the bureau of the Department of State Services (DSS) — with 3 Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Deputy Director-General of the DSS successful attendance — connected the close of workers to unionise, Mr. Sayyu Aliu Dantata, connected Wednesday, 10th September 2025, instructed each his motortruck drivers, who person been members of NUPENG-PTD for respective years, to region the national stickers from their trucks.

“Today, Thursday, 11th September 2025, helium further instructed them to forcefully thrust into the Dangote Refinery to load products. Officials stopped them from entering the refinery due to the fact that their trucks violated the loading rules and regulations.

We powerfully condemn this cognition towards the authoritative institutions of this large state and blatant deficiency of respect for the laws of the land.

“We telephone connected the Federal Government not to let the information agents — who are being paid with the resources of this state — to beryllium utilized with impunity against the laws and radical of Nigeria.

“Security agents should not let immoderate idiosyncratic to breach the law, peculiarly portion disregarding agreements reached successful meetings facilitated by them and attended by Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“By this statement, we are placing each our members connected reddish alert for the imaginable resumption of the suspended nationwide concern action. We besides telephone connected the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), each determination and planetary moving people, and civilian nine organizations to emergence successful enactment and solidarity against this menace from the capitalist elite.

“His wealthiness cannot spot him supra the law.

“We guarantee the radical and authorities of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that NUPENG volition proceed to stay a patriotic, responsible, and responsive enactment committed to the advancement of this large country.”

At the clip of filing successful this report, the effect of the Dangote Group was being awaited.

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