The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) staff stormed the head office of the commission in Abuja on Tuesday to protest the non-payment of their salaries.
OsunDailyNG understands that the petroleum workers appeared at the NUPRC office wielding placards with different inscriptions as they chanted solidarity songs demanding the release of their seven months’ salaries.
They also called on the management to remit their pension appropriately.
See below some photos from the protest ground as shared by Daily Trust.
Meanwhile, the government of Oyo State, led by Governor Seyi Makinde, has called the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to a roundtable to discuss the issue of salary deductions.
OsunDailyNG reported earlier that there was a protest at the state secretariat in the Agodi area of Ibadan on Monday morning as workers demanded an upward review of their allowances, among other demands.
Reports revealed that the workers also blocked the secretariat gate to express their grievances as they threatened further protest.
In a statement, however, issued by the Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Oyo State Government said only three months and not six months deductions are owed to workers.
While appealing to the workers to shelve any planned protest, the state government noted that every State in the federation owes workers salary deductions, and the three months owed by Oyo State is the least.
According to the Commissioner, the NLC had shown over the years that they are in support of the present administration because of good governance but asked them to reflect on the disposition of government to workers’ welfare.
