The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) and the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) may have shelved its planned strike, following the timely intervention of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited.
Workers under the two unions had threatened to embark on strike over poor and prolonged stagnation of their remuneration packages. They had specifically demand for upward review of their salaries and allowances tanker Drivers.
But following the intervention of the NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, the stakeholders in a meeting agreed to among other things, to ensure that the funds provided for the rehabilitation of 21 critical roads would be spent for that purpose; they agreed to monitor the road projects, Review of freight rate for transporters and the Collaboration on ensuring Nationwide availability of petroleum products
The full text of a communique issued at the end of the meeting was signed by the union’s representatives. The text reads
COMMUNIQUE ON CRIITICAL STAKEHOLDERS’ ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN NARTO, PTD, NUPENG, NMDPRA AND NNPC LTD ON FEBRUARY 17, 2022 AT NNPC TOWERS
Following the engagement between NMDPRA, NNPC, PTD, NARTO, and NUPENG, the parties resolved as follows:
Road Rehabilitation
NNPC provided updates on the current status of the road construction and rehabilitation projects under the road infrastructure tax credit scheme and assured the stakeholders (NUPENG, NARTO and PTD) that the funding earmarked for the 21 critical roads will be applied for the intended purpose only.
To allay the fears of the stakeholders, NNPC and all parties commit to working together in the monitoring of the road projects.
Review of freight rate for transporters
The stakeholders requested for completion of the ongoing discussion on the review of the freight rates to cover operational costs and highlighted the precarious situation that truck owners face in the light of current economic realities.
NMDPRA informed the meeting that a committee has been constituted to review the rates which includes PTD, NARTO and NUPENG in addition to other stakeholders.
All parties agreed to work expeditiously towards concluding the review of the freight rate and make recommendations to the Government. The Authority to advise on definite close-out date during the week of 21st February 2022.
Collaboration on ensuring Nationwide availability of petroleum products
All parties agreed to work closely to ensure efficient distribution of petroleum products across the country.
Signed: Otunba S. A. Oladiti, (National Chairman PTD); Mr Yusuf Otthman ( NARTO President);
Comrade Williams Akporeha (NUPENG President); Abiodun Adeniji,
( ED F&A, NMDPRA)
and Mele Kolo Kyari
(Group Managing Director, NNPC)
News1 week ago