NNPC staff protest in Abuja over proposed sale of refinery

by Oke Efagene

NNPC

About 200 staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have stormed Abuja today to protest against the proposed sale of the nation’s refineries.

The workers have also vowed to resist the unwelcome decision.

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, had reportedly stated that the privatisation process would be concluded before the first quarter of 2014.

 

According to reports :

The workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Senior Staff Association and National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, as early as 8.30 am, gathered within the premises of the NNPC singing solidarity songs.

They were dressed in red shirts and red cap to match.

They were led by the NNPC – PENGASSAN Group Chairman, Sanusi Abdulkareem, and NUPENG Group chairman, Richard Otuvwere.

Some of the Placards read, ‘We say no to illegal sale of our refineries, we cannot be fooled anymore’.

‘Hide not under privatisation to hijack our refineries’, among others.

 

 

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