NUPENG disowns ‘PTD elders’, demands their arrest

By Victor Ahiuma-Young

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has raised an alarm implicit the activities of faceless individuals it describes arsenic fraudsters, who are parading themselves arsenic “elders” and “leaders” of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, Branch of the union.
In a connection by its President, Prince Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, NUPENG declared that nary specified radical exists wrong its operation and warned the nationalist and the media to disregard their claims.
The connection reads: “It has travel to our attraction that these unscrupulous elements are operating nether the non-existent and illegitimate banner of ‘PTD Elders’ oregon “PTD Leaders’ successful an effort to deceive, mislead, and make disorder wrong the lipid and state manufacture and the wider public.
“We authorities categorically that these individuals are paid agents of unconscionable capitalists, who amassed filthy wealthiness by denying workers their rights to state of relation and unionism. Their ngo is to blackmail, misinform, and destabilize NUPENG and the PTD Branch.
“For the record, the conflict by these capitalists and their agents to power and destruct the psyche of NUPENG and its PTD Branch did not commencement today. They have, however, consistently failed successful their evil machinations owed to the vigilance and resilience of our committed members and leaders.
“You whitethorn callback the brutal and vicious attacks connected the enactment of NUPENG successful Abuja connected November 1, 2023, for which the perpetrators are presently facing transgression charges astatine the FCT High Court. The contiguous smear run and impersonation are simply a continuation of those failed plots.
“It is besides important to enactment that NUPENG has been sued by Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE,  MRS Oil Nigeria Limited and  MRS Oil & Gas Company Limited successful Suit No. NICN/ABJ/279/2025.
“As is our inalienable right, NUPENG has engaged a ineligible squad led by Femi Falana, SAN, to correspond the union. Paid agents of employers person nary authorization to dictate to NUPENG who should oregon should not support it successful court.
“NUPENG wishes to authorities emphatically that the lone recognized and constitutionally elected enactment of the PTD Branch is the Executive led by Comrade Augustine Egbon arsenic National Chairman.
“There is nary known oregon recognized radical wrong PTD-NUPENG called “PTD Elders” oregon “PTD Leaders.” Any specified assertion is fraudulent, illegitimate, and criminal.
The General Public and Media are advised to disregard immoderate communication, directive, oregon petition from persons claiming to correspond “PTD Elders.” Do not prosecute with them.
“All morganatic engagements with the PTD Branch indispensable beryllium conducted lone done the recognized bureau of Augustine Egbon.
“We telephone connected the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and different applicable information agencies to dainty these impersonators arsenic criminals. We request their contiguous arrest, prosecution, and punishment successful accordance with the law.
“This connection serves arsenic a last informing to these faceless individuals: to cease and desist from your amerciable activities immediately. NUPENG volition not hesitate to deploy each ineligible and concern measurement indispensable to support the integrity of our national and support the interests of our members and the Nigerian public.”

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has issued a stern informing to stakeholders, information agencies, the media, and the wide nationalist implicit the transgression activities of faceless individuals impersonating leaders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of the union.

According to NUPENG, these individuals, operating nether the fictitious titles of “PTD Elders” oregon “PTD Leaders,” are fraudsters attempting to deceive the public, destabilize the PTD Branch, and sow disorder successful the lipid and state industry.

“These elements are paid agents of unscrupulous capitalists who person amassed wealthiness done the sweat of workers portion denying them their rights to state of relation and unionism,” the connection read. “Their failed attempts to blackmail and misinform the nationalist are portion of a long-standing run to weaken and destruct NUPENG.”

The national recalled erstwhile attacks connected its leadership, including the brutal battle successful Abuja connected 1st November 2023, for which perpetrators are presently facing proceedings astatine the FCT High Court.

NUPENG besides noted that the national has precocious been sued by D...