NUPENG Extends Nation-wide Strike Ultimatum By Seven  Days

A statement signed by NUPENG’s Secretarty- General, Comrade Afolabi Olawale, said the extension followed various interventions and engagements with government agencies and institution especially the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on the issue of ultimatum

According to NUPENG the 14-day ultimatum given to the federal government which is expected to terminate on Monday 29th November 2021 has been extended by 7 days from the initial terminal date.

“Though these issues concerning the welfare of our members and unfair labour practices by some oil majors are yet to be fully resolved by these engagements, the leadership of the Union is still exercising further patience and restraint to give the on-going discussions the chances of resolving these issues once and for all.

“The decision of the Union to give another seven-day ultimatum should not be misconstrued as a sign of capitulation or weakness but a concrete demonstration of our resolve not to inflict unnecessary pains on Nigerians or create any form of artificial scarcity of Petroleum Products”, NUPENG said.

It is our hope that the Federal

The labour union said it expects  the federal government and all other concerned entities to take advantage of the extension to do the needful and save the nation the pains and losses our industrial action would bring.