The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says there is no leadership tussle within its Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) branch.
In a statement on Friday, the NUPENG addressed claims
attributed to Humble Obinna, a former chairman of its PTD branch, SOBAZ unit,
Calabar.
NUPENG said Obinna had alleged that Williams Akporeha and
Afolabi Olawale, president and general secretary of the union, respectively,
were planning to create industrial crisis in the oil sector through “illegal
attempt to conduct PTD Branch Zonal and Units elections in February and March
2026”.
The union said Obinna further claimed that the planned
elections violated PTD bylaws and the NUPENG constitution..
According to the statement, a member of the national
executive committee of NUPENG confirmed that Obinna had been suspended from the
union.
NUPENG said he and Lucky Osesua, former national chairman of
PTD-NUPENG, removed by a national industrial court ruling in Bayelsa, are
facing charges before a federal high court in Abuja.
“These are individuals who have been suspended by the Union
for acts capable of casting aspersions on the image of NUPENG,” the statement
reads.
“So, what rights do they have to talk about activities of
the Union? Until they sort out their pending criminal trial, we don’t want to
engage them as we don’t want to be seen to be meddling in the judicial process.
We hold the judiciary in high esteem
“We want to assure members of the public that there is no
threat to the existing peace in the midstream and downstream sectors coming
from NUPENG.
“Our genuine members remain law-abiding and would not
partake in any activity that would undermine the economy.”
The union also called on security agencies to closely monitor the actions of the suspended members, warning that their threats could disrupt industrial harmony in the oil sector.
NUPENG described the individuals as “impostors” who cannot
represent the union.
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