Fuel scarcity looms nationwide as tanker drivers begin strike.
Stating the reason for the planned strike action, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) chairman South-West, Tayo Aboyeji, said that their drivers are being harassed.
“Security agents and hoodlums are extorting our members and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management use tasers on our drivers and this can kill. Since they are not ready to address these issues, we will start the strike on Monday morning until they are able to resolve them.
Expressing sadness at the current state of affairs, he said that “it is unfortunate that the strike might affect all other states in the federation because most of them load their petroleum products in Lagos depots. We are not happy to disrupt fuel supply because we know the effect but we cannot continue to cope with the problems.”
Elaborating on the steps taken, he said that the Lagos state government has met with them but the four-hour meeting was not fruitful as they only promised to get back to them. Hence, the NUPENG National President, Williams Akporeha, has directed that tanker drivers to begin the withdrawal of their services from 12midnight on Monday, the 10th.
