Apparently disturbed by the increased bombings and insecurity in the North due to activities of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has tasked the Federal Government to ensure that the lives of tanker drivers who ply the region are protected.
Apparently disturbed by the increased bombings and insecurity in the North due to activities of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has tasked the Federal Government to ensure that the lives of tanker drivers who ply the region are protected.
In a chat with Shipping Position Daily last week, Chairman of the Lagos Zonal Council of Petroleum Tanker Branch of NUPENG, Alhaji Nojeem Korodo said that the union cannot afford any casualty of its members and that it has been prevailing on the government for the security on the lives of tanker drivers.
Korodo said that so far, petroleum tanker drivers have been lucky not to be victims of the boko haram insurgence.
According to him, "the union has been prevailing on the government to do the right thing on the security of lifes of our members going to the north and the government has promised us, so far, there has not been any casualty because we have been lucky"
Korodo revealed that the union is already partnering with the government to provide a National Articulated Vehicle Parks which will protect drivers and aid sanity on the highways.
"We already have one in Port Harcourt and we are working on the one in Ogun State with the help of the State Government, we cannot afford any casualty on the part of our member" he reiterated.
He has however warned members of the union to be security conscious and maintain highway discipline.
He reiterated that tanker drivers have been instructed not to move their vehicles any time as from 7 pm to mitigate night crashes and attacks.
According to him, they are advised to always be safety conscious and obey road traffic rules and regulations.
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