NUPENG URGES BUHARI TO INTERVENE IN KACHIKWU/BARU FEUD
NUPENG URGES BUHARI TO INTERVENE IN KACHIKWU/BARU FEUD
Young NATIONAL leadership of Nigeria
Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has pleaded with President
Muhammad Buhari to intervene in the feud between Minister of State for
Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and Group Managing Director, GMD, of
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, in the interest of
the petroleum industry.
In a statement, NUPENG President and General Secretary,
Igwe Achese and Joseph Ogbebor, said:“The union is worried about the bad image
internationally the alleged actions have given us, especially in the media.
Due process must be followed in the
discharge of contractual agreements and those involving JVC agreements. We
however, appreciate the steps taken so far in the JVC cash calls to the
International Oil Companies, IOC, to stabilize the operations in the sector and
the re-opening of moribund depots which have enhanced products delivery across
the country, but that the current allegations must be addressed by the
administration as one of its cardinal principle is the promotion of
transparency and accountability.
“Our expectation is to see us as a hydrocarbon
nation, stop importation of petroleum products and make our refineries work
optimally so as to boast our foreign exchange earnings. Our NNPC 21 depots
should be made to come back on stream and our pipelines secured with new trunk
lines built across the country. We believe this can create economic stability
and can only be achieved where the Minister of Petroleum, Mr. President,
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources and the GMD of NNPC are working in
synergy
“However, NUPENG reiterates that both
Dr. Kachikwu and Dr. Baru have done well in re-positioning the oil and gas
industry and the infighting will only retard the gains made so far.” We call on
President Muhammed Buhari to resolve the issues by moving in swiftly to address
whatever is causing the ill-affection that has made them to work at
cross-purposes in order not to jeopardize the reforms in the Oil and Gas
industry.”
