A national strike is looming over the alleged use of military personnel to eject workers from Oritsetimeyin oil rig as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given total support to the threat by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to declare a nationwide strike over the issue.
Specifically, NLC has threatened to escalate its response to the dispute should these unacceptable actions of breach of agreements and the use of military and other security agencies to interfere in industrial relations matters continue.
There has been a lingering industrial dispute between the owners of the Oritsetimeyin oil rig and NUPENG over an alleged breach of the agreements freely entered into by the two parties.
NUPENG had earlier in the week petitioned the Federal Government, including the heads of the nation’s security agencies, warning of the consequences of using military personnel and others to evacuate or eject its members and side employers, refusing to honour agreements freely entered into by parties.
But on Thursday’s morning, a special naval personnel team was allegedly flown into the Oritsetimeyin oil rig to eject the workers.
Following the incident, NUPENG has threatened to declare a nationwide strike if the government fails to call both the management of the oil rig and the security personnel involved to order.
