The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Warri Zone, in a peaceful protest blocked the entrance of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, against the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ezekiel O. Agbalagba.
Members of the unions stormed the university’s gate as early as 6 a.m. on Wednesday, as that they bore placards with different inscriptions such as, “Prof. Ezekiel O. Agbalagba Must Go”, “We Say No to Divide and Rule by the Vice Chancellor of FUPRE”, “We Say No to Victimization”, “We Say No to Intimidation”, “Earned Allowance is Our Legitimate Right”, “Pay Our Members Earned Allowance”, and “Prof. Ezekiel O. Agbalagba Cannot Teach Us Unionism”, amongst others.
Our YCN Correspondent, Fredrick Umuerure reports, that the protesters blocked the road leading to the school and its main gate with their petrol tankers and trucks as they chanted solidarity songs, with their trucks dancing at the entrance gate of the university in a peaceful protest.
The union members, reacting to the circular issued to staff and students by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Agbalagba, said the Vice Chancellor should come and do his worst, noting that he has no right to stop their protest
In some of their placards, they threatened to escalate the protest nationwide if Prof. Agbalagba does not tread with caution by halting the alleged harassment and victimization of their members.
They also accused him of taking anti-union actions that are “archaic, repressive, and provocative.
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