NUPENG Protests Dangote’s Alleged Anti-Union Practices
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, of pursuing an “anti-union agenda” in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. In a joint statement released Friday in Abuja, NUPENG’s National President, Williams Akporeha, and Secretary General, Afolabi Olawale, alleged that Dangote and his cousin, Sayyu Dantata, were working to establish a monopoly that would undermine workers’ rights, unions, and economic justice. “NUPENG is seriously concerned and disturbed with the unconscionable business practices of Alhaji Sayyu Aliu Dantata and Alhaji Aliko Dangote who are scared of allowing unions to exist in their business outfits,” the statement read. The union expressed particular alarm over Dangote’s plan to import 10,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks for fuel distribution. According to NUPENG, new drivers recruited under this scheme are being compelled to sign agreements barring them […]
