There
may be shortage of fuel next week as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural
Gas Workers has pledged its loyalty to the Nigeria Labour Congress and any step
that the NLC decides to take.
The
Federal Government on Friday obtained an order from the National Industrial Court
restraining the organised labour from embarking on strike.
The
NLC, the Trade Union Congress and the United Labour Congress had, however,
insisted on embarking on the strike, claiming that they had not been served
with court processes.
Attempts by Punch to speak with the presidents of the NLC and the TUC, Mr Ayuba Wabba and Mr
Bobboi Kaigama, on Saturday proved abortive as they did not respond to calls
made to their telephones.
However,
the National President of NUPENG, Prince Akporeha, told our correspondent that
since his union is an affiliate of the NLC, it would comply fully with any
directive the NLC gave.
When
asked if NUPENG would join the strike, he said, “Are we not an affiliate of the
NLC? Is NUPENG on its own? Of course we are with the NLC.”
When
reminded of the fact that a court had ordered unions not to go on strike, the
NUPENG president said, “We are waiting for directives.”
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