The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has raised the alarm that unless the issue of Nigerian workers in multinational oil companies, whom it accuses of turning to slaves, is addressed the current crisis in the Niger Delta might be a child's play in the future.
NUPENG's national president, Comrade Peter Akpatason,who led executive members of the union to the Minister of State for Energy, Petroleum, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, SAN, therefore appealed to the government to resolve the problem to forestall the likely consequences.
But Ajumogobia said because the problem had taken so long in the making, it could not be solved by this administration.
The labour leader also urged the government to bring a quick end to the violence in the Niger Delta, saying: "The situation in that place has reached a level that is almost unbearable for our people.
For us who are workers in the Niger Delta area, our lives are under threat on a daily basis. We are losing our members.Some are getting maimed, some are getting killed. And we believe it is only the government that can handleit. We're still ready to make contribution towards meaningful attempts to solve it." Noting that the solution must be home-grown, involvingall stakeholders, Akpatason warned:
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The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has raised the alarm that unless the issue of Nigerian workers in multinational oil companies, whom it accuses of turning to slaves, is addressed the current crisis in the Niger Delta might be a child's play in the future.
