Oil workers under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have expressed their displeasure about the plan to unbundle the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation into 30 companies without following due process.
In a statement released on Sunday, the union stated that the move was an attempt to provoke workers in the oil and gas sector and cause industrial unrest in the country
The union stated that the unilateral action of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was not in consonance with the laws establishing the NNPC, and that the restructuring in the oil and gas industry, especially at the NNPC, to achieve optimal performance could not be achieved without due consultation with the unions and other stakeholders in the sector.
The statement signed by the acting General Secretary, NUPENG, Joseph Ogbebor, stressed that the unbundling and rebranding of the NNPC as announced by the minister was another public policy change, which was not consistent with the laws establishing the corporation.
He warned that the plan would be resisted by oil and gas workers in the country.
