Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the Federal Government and the military to rise up to the task of ending the insurgency and wanton destruction of lives and properties in the country.
The oil workers' union also called on the military to live up to their expectations by duly performing their obligations of defending the country against any attack either internal or external.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the Federal Government and the military to rise up to the task of ending the insurgency and wanton destruction of lives and properties in the country.
The oil workers' union also called on the military to live up to their expectations by duly performing their obligations of defending the country against any attack either internal or external.
PENGASSAN, in a statement condemned the level of general insecurity, especially the killings of innocent citizens by the Boko Haram insurgents in the North Eastern part of the country. The body called on President Goodluck Jonathan to step up the political will to deal with the crisis.
Condemning the bomb blast that killed 47 school children and injured 79 others in Potiskum, Yobe State recently, PENGASSAN President, Francis Johnson, said the federal government should use all the power within its limit to deal with the situation and ensure that Nigeria is a safe place to live.
He noted that the attacks on the Northern part of the country and killings of innocent Nigerians had been on the increase and taken a new dimension since the government announced the ceasefire pact with the Boko Haram. The oil workers urged that the government should bring full force to bear in containing the activities of the sect.
PENGASSAN president, who described the killings of the school children as barbaric, said since the insurgency started in 2009, many Nigerians have been killed while many more were rendered homeless and turned to refugees in their own country.
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