The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Wednesday advised the Federal Government against the planned sale of the nation’s refineries.
The Lagos Zonal Chairman of NUPENG, Tokunbo Korodo, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
“The government should not sell the refineries. Rather, they should bring in those who first built the refineries for repairs and return them to their original status,” Korodo said.
He said that government should always ensure that the turnaround maintenance of the refineries was done by those with the technical knowhow.
He urged the government to open up the market and allow private sector participation, adding that the country would then target the exportation of petroleum products.
Korodo advised the National Assembly to enact laws that would be favourable to the Nigerian workers.
He said that most labour laws were not in tandem with the conventions of the International Labour Organisation.
He said: “Government should listen to the cries of Nigerians.
“They are not comfortable with the ways the labour laws are be implemented.
“The National Assembly should be more proactive in their responsibilities and rise up to the occasion if truly they are representatives of the people.
“The people are crying, especially the workforce.
“We need their intervention from the inhuman treatment and anti-labour practices in the workplace.”
The NUPENG chairman urged workers to always strive to make the difference in wealth creation wherever they found themselves.
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