04/07/2024
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My fellow comrades of petroleum tanker drivers (PTD) - extraction, drawn from various units in a representatives capacity who are here, as well as all other stakeholderโs. Gentlemen of the media, and welcome to this press conference. Kindly permit us to make some brief remark on the judgment delivered in suit number NICN/ABJ/312/2023 field by NUPENG against our persons in representatives capacity, which is yet again for justice, fairness and equity and in compliance with the rule of law by the national industrial court In Abuja on May 29, 2024. This is a liberation struggle. The judgment is for justice and fairness. we sincerely thank the judiciary for standing up and being the hope of the common man.
This press conference will be very short, so we do not give the wrong interpretation to the said judgment. On behalf of PTD this cause of action for the liberation of PTD will bring. We are peace-loving people who wish PTD well and the fighting to ensure growth that will be positively effectives in the lives of all tanker drivers. It is very important to tell you, comrades, that the national industrial court has yet again, for the second time, ordered a fresh all-clusive and non-discriminatory election on any account and in line with the PTD bye-laws, We assure you of a free, just, and peaceful election, and we shall continue to challenge NUPENG to do the right thing and allow the same peace to reign.
Further, the court ordered NUPENG to forthwith put the process for the new election in motion by constituting an all-inclusive Electoral and caretaker Committee, as ordered In the judgment suit No. NICN/YEN/14/2022, we shall conduct the election within 4 months from the date of this judgment of NUPENG, on May 31, 2024, released once again discriminatory and selective election guideline to favour their preferred candidates. This is against the judgment of the court, not equitable, unfair, unjust and against natural justice.
We totally condemn this conterminous act. we condemn this continuous suspension of all our members; all the people suspended had to be recalled and reinstated to their various units and positions as they were in the line with the court judgment of May 29, 2024, as those are the people that will form the delegates. Once again, we reiterate that the court ordered the fresh election to be all-inclusive and non-discriminatory on any account. The court judgment means that all members are to return to their respective unit position as they were before they purported suspension.
We condemn and frown at the kangaroo election and delegateโs conference held in Lagos, which is the stronghold of the acclaimed โgodfatherโ and those who claim to own ๐๐๐. We are categorically stating that the election and delegateโs conference should follow ๐๐๐ tradition. That the delegateโs conference be organized in a neutral location, such as Abuja-FCT.
We have instructed and our lawyer have written several protest letters to ๐๐๐๐๐๐, security agencies such as the Nigerian police force, ๐๐๐, Office of the national security adviser, and other to register the grievances of ๐๐๐ members. Now, they went ahead and conducted kangaroo-arranged delegate conference or election without doing the right thing; and we are back to the court until victory is completely achieved. We are fully with the disenfranchised ๐๐๐ members. Let us all come together and salvage the soul of ๐๐๐. This will enable us to make the lives of our members worth living.
I humbly appeal to members to be calm and loyal, law abiding, and go about their daily business without fear of harassment or intimidation from anyone. This is a time for the ๐๐๐ members to come together to improve their welfare and also focus on the primary objectives of the union, which are the delivery of petroleum products to all the states and locations within the federation. We appeal to you not to fail for the unrealistic promises of the opposition. It is important to say that if we did not challenge the rascalities, those unrealistic promises would not be made.
Once more, remember one our mantras: not to in any way intend to work against the progressive and seamless policies of the administration of His Excellency ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฎ (๐๐๐
๐), President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
We thank the security agencies for their intervention to resolved the leaderships tussle in ๐๐๐. We Pledge to be Law-abiding and maintain peace and harmony as we fight for the liberation of ๐๐๐. Injury to one is injury to all.
We call on all national executive members, both past and present, to unite and come together towards ensuring and amicable resolution and smooth sailing of ๐๐๐, as without peace and unity, the branch will not move forward. We believe in the Judiciary as the last hope of the common man.
๐๐๐ shall remain focused and drive its core objectives without causing commotion to the countryโs economy or hardship to the people.
Thank you all for coming to this press conferences, even on vary short notice.
Aluta continua!!!
Remain blessed. God bless you all. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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