Oil Union Raises The Alarm Over Infiltrators, Disowns “PTD Elders”

In the midst of its ongoing acold warfare with the absorption of Dangote Refinery, the enactment of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has sounded the alarm implicit the desperation of a peculiar radical attempting to undermine its unity by promoting a fictitious forum called the Elders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) subdivision of NUPENG.

Comrades Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, National President and General Secretary of the Union, respectively, issued this informing successful a property connection released connected Sunday night. The enactment of NUPENG asserted that specified a forum is not recognised by its Constitution. It noted that circumstantial forces, described arsenic “unconscionable Capitalists with filthy wealth,” are down these faceless groups, aiming to deceive, manipulate, mislead, and make disorder wrong the lipid and state assemblage and the wider public.

The connection cautioned the nationalist and the media to beryllium vigilant regarding the alleged PTD Elders, which it insisted is fraudulent, illegitimate, and operating with transgression intent. NUPENG further declared that the lone National Chairman of the PTD-NUPENG recognised by its Constitution is the 1 led by Augustine Egbon.

The connection work successful part: “The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) issues this stern informing to each stakeholders, information agencies, the media, and the wide nationalist concerning the transgression and fraudulent activities of immoderate faceless groups and individuals impersonating leaders and elders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) subdivision of NUPENG.”

“It has travel to our attraction that these unscrupulous elements run nether the non-existent and illegitimate banner of ‘PTD Elders’ oregon ‘PTD Leaders’ to deceive, manipulate, mislead, and make disorder wrong the lipid and state assemblage and the wider public. We privation to fto you cognize that these individuals are paid agents of unconscionable Capitalists, whose filthy wealthiness has been accumulated astatine the disbursal of workers who person been denied their close to state of relation and unionism.

“These paid agents person engaged successful failed attempts to blackmail, misinform, and manipulate the nationalist for the intent of destabilising NUPENG and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of NUPENG. For the record, the conflict to control, manipulate, and destruct the essence of NUPENG and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch by unconscionable Capitalists and their hired agents has been ongoing for immoderate time. Still, they person consistently failed successful their nefarious plans owed to the alertness and vigilance of committed and indefatigable members and leaders of our esteemed Union and the PTD Branch of NUPENG. You volition each callback the brutal and vicious attacks connected the enactment of the Union successful Abuja connected 1st November 2023, for which the perpetrators are presently facing transgression charges astatine the FCT High Court successful Abuja.

“It is truthful imperative to pass the wide nationalist that the existent blackmail against NUPENG is simply a continuation of the wicked schemes of those who privation to eradicate NUPENG astatine each costs.

“Furthermore, NUPENG wishes to authorities successful the strongest imaginable presumption that: “The ONLY recognised and constitutionally elected Executive of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of NUPENG is led by Comrade Augustine Egbon arsenic its National Chairman.

“There is nary known oregon recognised radical wrong the PTD-NUPENG known arsenic “PTD Elders” oregon “PTD Leaders.”

Any idiosyncratic oregon radical operating nether specified a designation is fraudulent, illegitimate, and acting with transgression intent.

“Consequently, NUPENG hereby directs and alerts arsenic follows: To the General Public and Media: Disregard communication, directive, oregon petition from anyone claiming to correspond a “PTD Elders” group. Do not prosecute with them.

“To All Stakeholders: All morganatic engagements with the Petroleum Tanker Drivers indispensable beryllium conducted lone done the officially recognised bureau of the PTD led by Comrade Augustine Egbon.

“To Security Agencies: NUPENG calls connected the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and each different applicable information agencies to dainty these impersonators arsenic the criminals they are. We request the contiguous identification, arrest, and prosecution of anyone progressive successful this fraudulent impersonation to look the afloat wrath of the law.”