The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers
(NUPENG) on Wednesday advised the Federal Government against the planned sale
of the nation’s refineries.
The Lagos Zonal Chairman of NUPENG, Mr Tokunbo Korodo gave the
advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
“The government should not sell the refineries, rather they
should bring in those who first built the refineries for repairs and returned
them to their original status,” he said.
He said that government should always ensure that the
turnaround maintenance of the refineries was done by those with the technical
knowhow.
He urged the government to open-up the market and allow
private sector participation, adding that the country would then target the
exportation of petroleum products.
Korodo advised the National Assembly to enact laws that
would be favourable to the Nigerian workers.
He said that most Labour Laws were not in tandem with the
conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
“Government should listen to the cries of Nigerians, they
are not comfortable with the ways the labour laws are be implemented.
“The National Assembly should be more pro-active in their
responsibilities and rise up to the occasion if truly they are representative
of the people.
“The people are crying, especially the workforce, we need
their intervention from the inhuman treatment and anti-labour practices in the
workplace,’’ he said.
The NUPENG chairman urged workers to always strive to make
the difference in wealth creation wherever they found themselves.
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