Calls for Repair of Federal Roads by NUPENG

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) yesterday urged the Federal Government to rehabilitate federal roads to ease transportation of petroleum products.

 

Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, NUPENG’s Southwest Chairman made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

Korodo said the rehabilitation would reduce unnecessary delay of tanker drivers, who lose much time before getting products to their final destinations.

“Most federal roads have become death traps and this is causing accidents to our tanker drivers;

Oshodi-Apapa Express Road, Okene-Lokoja and Owo-Akoko roads are in deplorable conditions.

“Government should ensure that these roads are repaired this year to ease movement of vehicles plying the roads,” he said.

The chairman urged the Federal Government to  protect NNPC pipelines from vandals.

He said this would return normal loading activities at abandoned NNPC depots nationwide.

Korodo also sought a reduction in contract staffing and job security for workers in the oil and gas industry.

The chairman said the union would help the government in making Nigerians smile.

He urged the Department of Petroleum Resources to withdraw or cancel the licence of independent marketers frustrating its efforts.