Abuja is known for its serenity, however, it witnessed some disruption on Wednesday, August 2, as staff of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), engaged in a protest.
The protest saw workers of the commission barricading the gate of the office, and preventing senior management staff from accessing the Utako office.
According to reports, during the protest, angry workers were heard calling for the removal of the Chief Executive Office (CEO), of NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe.
The angry protesters also locked all the entrance gates of the NUPRC annex office.
The protesters urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately purge NUPRC of counterproductive staff, including the Chief Executive Officer, whom they said has a lot of unresolved issues hanging on his neck.
Addressing journalist, the Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGANSSAN ) NUPRC branch, Okey Anya insisted that Komolafe must resign to pave the way for a forensic auditing that will put the Commission on a better footing.
Anya stated that the angry workers were not just fighting for their welfare, but to ensure that accountability was enshrined at every level of the Commission.
On his part, Owan David, the National Treasurer of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN), who joined the protest, noted that efforts have been made to correct some of the abnormalities going on at NUPRC, but certain interests have continued to frustrate it.
He, however, warned that if nothing was done to listen and address the situation, workers through the instrumentality of the union will not hesitate to withdraw from their duty pots nationwide.
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