Power: NUPENG Charges Buhari To Build More Refineries - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 29, 2019
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the construction of new petroleum refineries in his second term next month.
NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, who said in a statement that three refineries could not sustain the economy, called on government to construct new refineries working at full capacity.
The Union also called for the revitalisation of Nigeria’s ailing refineries to pave the way for sufficient supply of petroleum products across the nation, the union insisted that new refineries were needed to support the existing ones to meet domestic demand.
The oil workers, who said Nigeria cannot continue to pay subsidy forever, however, warned that government should only remove petroleum subsidy only if it will not impact negatively on the people.
The Union, which made its position known during its National Executive Council meeting, noted that Nigeria’s over-dependence on imported petroleum products has made the country very vulnerable to the antics and manipulations of local and foreign oil barons.