“Our Petroleum Tanker Drivers are hereby directed to continue providing services for the efficient and effective distribution of Petroleum products to homes and workplaces across the country”
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers hereby announced the suspension of the intended withdrawal of the services of Petroleum Tanker Drivers earlier scheduled to commence midnight of Sunday, 10th October 2021 following the understanding reached between the Union and the management of NNPC.
The decision to withdraw the planned strike was reached at a meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State, today, 10th October 2021 and the expected outcome of the follow up meeting scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 12, October 2021 in Abuja as contained in a communique jointly signed today, by Comrade William Akporeha, President and Comrade Afolabi Olawale, General Secretary of the union respectively.
“The suspension of our planned action is predicated on our belief that the understanding reached with the government of the NNPC today as well as at the follow up meeting of Tuesday 12th, October 2021, will be fulfilled to the letter.
“We wish to clearly make it known to all well-meaning Nigerians that have variously appealed to us on these issues that our planned strike was not intended to inflict further pains on Nigerians but to ensure observance of minimum safety on our highways for the good of lives and properties,” the release said.
“We are well aware of the impacts our actions usually have on the people, businesses and the nation at large but we cannot continue to watch as things continue to degenerate in our industry.
“In the light of the above, the Union will not hesitate to re-commence the action without any notice if the understanding reached in these two meetings are not fully implemented within the timeframe agreed.
“With this, our Petroleum Tanker Drivers are hereby directed to continue providing services for the efficient and effective distribution of Petroleum products to homes and workplaces across the country,” the comrades stated in the release.
“Our Solidarity remains constant for the Union makes us strong”.