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NUPENG to embark on nationwide strike over ‘shameful state of roads’
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says tanker drivers under the union will commence a strike on December 11 over bad roads in the country.
Tayo Aboyeji, the south-west zonal chairman of NUPENG, in an interview with NAN yesterday, said the union has lost many members and properties due to bad roads.
He said all calls to the government concerning the situation have fallen on deaf ears, and as a result, tanker drivers from the union would withdraw their services nationwide.
“This is not the first time that we will signify our intention to go on strike, but we had to call it off because it will generally affect majority of Nigerians. But now, our hands are tied,” he said.
“We are going on nationwide strike because of the deplorable and shameful state of our highways.
“When a truck loads petrol in Lagos, the drivers spend five to six days to get to Abuja because of the shameful state of the roads.
“All calls by the executive of petroleum unions have fallen on the deaf ears of the government as the highways continue to deteriorate nationwide.
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