By Aernan Lubem
Nigeria may experience fuel scarcity in the coming days following the threat issued on Monday by the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG).
Newsmen gathered that NUPENG has given the Federal Government of Nigeria a two-week strike notice, raising the possibility of fuel scarcity across the country in the coming weeks.
NUPENG members basically control the downstream arm of the oil sector and industrial action by the union would ground the supply and distribution of petrol nationwide.
Citing the need to attend to oil workers’ welfare, NUPENG said it would begin the proposed strike at the expiration of the notice.
The development came via a statement signed by NUPENG President, Williams Akhoreha, and General Secretary, Olawale Afolabi.
The union had reached its decision during a special national delegates conference convened last Thursday.
It listed non-payment of workers’ salaries, title benefits, among others, as reasons for its resolution.
