Protect Dangote Refinery, NANS tells FG

.Says facilities indispensable beryllium secured from attack

By Adesina Wahab

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called connected the national authorities to support Dangote Refinery and its facilities, including trucks from sabotage by elements opposed to the affirmative interaction the institution is having successful the lipid and state assemblage successful the country.

This is conscionable arsenic the pupil assemblage is calling for an amicable solution of the face-off betwixt the institution and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG.

The presumption of NANS was contained successful a connection issued by the Usman Adamu Nagwaza, President of the Senate, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).

“The enactment of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has been pursuing with keen involvement the ongoing feud betwixt the Dangote Refinery and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).

“As overmuch arsenic we admit the value and captious relation that unions and associations play successful the defence and extortion of quality rights, we are obliged astatine this constituent to acceptable the grounds straight: joining 1 is simply a substance of escaped will. No idiosyncratic oregon radical should beryllium compelled oregon coerced into membership. Everyone has the state of association, and the prime not to subordinate should ne'er warrant threats of a nationalist showdown from immoderate individual, body, oregon union.

“Furthermore, it is pertinent to authorities emphatically and unequivocally that we person nary occupation with the activities of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). However, we cannot spend a concern that could degenerate into a nationalist crisis. If the feud betwixt the Dangote Refinery and the enactment of NUPENG persists, we foresee a likelihood of returning to the days of substance scarcity.

“The antagonistic interaction of substance scarcity connected the system and its injurious consequences are not far-fetched. Hence, we cannot spend a concern wherever tanker drivers embark connected a strike. We person not witnessed substance scarcity successful a agelong time, and that is simply a feat we indispensable commend the Renewed Hope medication of President Bola Tinubu, for. The ailing system is present being resuscitated, and the champion immoderate idiosyncratic oregon radical tin bash astatine this clip is to springiness the indispensable enactment to the authorities and the backstage sector, of which the Dangote Refinery is simply a germane contributor, alternatively than dragging the nation’s system backward.

“Equally concerning are credible information reports indicating that the notorious lipid cartel, liable for holding the state to ransom for decades done substance subsidy scams, cross-border smuggling, and deliberate promotion of import dependence and persistent substance scarcity whitethorn beryllium positioning themselves to exploit the existent impasse. Intelligence suggests they whitethorn beryllium plotting to onslaught the recently acquired Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered substance organisation trucks of the Dangote Refinery, with the astir utmost intentions being to acceptable them ablaze.

“We impulse NUPENG to clasp dialog and refrain from inadvertently becoming instruments successful the hands of economical saboteurs.

“Furthermore, we telephone the attraction of the indefatigable National Security Adviser, the apical securitay brass, and their respective formations to the urgent request to safeguard these captious nationalist assets. Any onslaught connected them is, without question, an onslaught connected the aboriginal of our nation.

“The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) volition not basal idly by portion a fewer individuals effort to destruct the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, a installation that has already go a beacon of employment and a hub of cognition transportation for countless Nigerian graduates.

“To this end, we telephone connected the Federal Government to bash everything imaginable to support the Dangote Refinery and forestall immoderate concern that whitethorn airs the hazard of substance scarcity. The Dangote Refinery has contributed immensely to substance accumulation and organisation wrong the country, which successful crook has eased the load connected Nigerians and undoubtedly spurred economical growth.”

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