‎Warri refinery back-up workers petition Buhari over welfare, work condition
June 9, 2015




By Kunle Kalejaye


WARRI-Back-up workers in Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company have written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene ‎in their current work condition stating that management of the company owns them eight months salaries.




Refinery

In a petition letter to President Buhari signed by Citizen Mike Eromosele,‎the back-up workers said in the course of asking for their salaries and better working condition from the management of WRPC, they are face with harassment and threats as a result of asking adding that lack of union or management to stand for them has worsen their plight.


“As we write you now sir, some of our colleague have been sacked while others are told to forfeit the eight months salaries because NNPC is owing the Federal Government some money.


“The Management of WRPC has introduced what is called slash of salaries and allowance to all Back-up staff without due consultation from or with the back-up to give a consideration on their welfare.


“They also put a cut down (slash) of 25 percent reduction of the backup worker’s stipend without putting into consideration the after effect of it on the well being of the back-up staff.


“For instance, a graduate that is receiving as low as N35,000 as his monthly stipend will be going home with N26,250 as his salary whenever the management decide to pay.


“They claim of not having funds to meet up with our salaries, but we keep seeing the arrivals of new cars for their personal use. We also notice that on daily basis they keep making employment when they cannot pay those of us working here for the past years.


“Because they have engaged themselves in projects that are not profitable making, they constantly carryout capital project with amount of money that are of no benefit to the production process, but which are of personal interest to them, where are they can get their percentages.


“Sir, some of the backup staff in WRPC are graduates with degrees and master in our various fields of learning. Some also are professional skill workers in our technical area of study. Some of us have worked in this organisation for the past six to ten years without knowing our faith in life,” part of the petition reads.


The petition added that the back-up workers were made to‎ pay for pension scheme and National Health Insurance every month from the little stipend given to them alleging that some group of management staff converts this money into their pocket for personal use while living them at the mercy of death.


The petition continues: “It may interest you to know that the working condition is very poor, that we are forced to undertake a given task without the necessary Personal Protective Equipment, (PPE).


“Wehave worked for six years in this company without safety protective equipment and when we ask, we are either sacked or given a query letter for asking the right equipment for the job.


“Sir, we also wish to inform you that some of us are from the host communities, we are faced with daily risk and hazards as a results of the operation of WRPC which the management has in no time given consideration on our health of our children even the once unborn.


“Some of our colleague died on th job as a result of the poor operation system, yet no grants are given to their family members because they see us a third parties.


“We want you sir, to look into these issue with great concern and kind heart so that these salaries owned us will paid and improved upon and allowance be given to us.”

Dis is d transformation we talking abt

this man wicked ohh. . . .

Let them retire to farm...

Afterall baba is doing part time cattle rearing.

72 year old kunu sipping monkey with pampers wey no get WAEC dey tell person of " outliving usefulness" after forging result at Oluwole under bridge before election.

Let me tell you what is useful. . .Its robots, computers and technology. Humans should be here to collect salary, and enjoy the usefulness of robots

OK they need to go for us to inject new blood into the system but please someone should ask PMB why didn't he give way since 2003 for a new blood to steer the affairs of Nigeria.

APC and CPC had fresh bloods yet he clung to the partys' tickets like his life depended on them.

Yes dat's gud
i lov change

It is a welcome development bt they must be careful in given them forceful retirement because I guess in civil service, its 35years in service dat is stipulated for retirement, so if not properly handle, d people involve can drag FG to court

Even d blinds, d deafs n illitrates knws dat baba is working n he doesn't take sh××t. Unlike barcanista n his co haters

Lol! What a contradiction! Buhari who could not allow fresh blood as a president of Nigeria is complaining for civil servants that are his mates.

LOOOL! Buhari's old blood must be a special one. Okay! Femi Adesina called him old wine in a new bottle!! I see.

Some electorates wey shout CHANGE are about to cry.

Graduate trainee loading.. Operation sack and employ us

Lie lie news,the terms of service of a public servant as contained in the public service is clear,35 years in service or 60 years of age before retirement. This ACT must be reviewed first before this can happen. I tire for journalist these days. De wake up n spew ignorance in d public.

APC have come again o. A source said...Where is the memo? Where is the Presidential directive?



Are they aware that you can't just sack Civil servants that aren't up to the mandatory retirement age or service length? Have they heard of "compensation" and lawsuit before? Do Buhari think that NLC are just for tea-party? Do they think that they can fire anybody with corruption allegation without first obtaining indictment/conviction in line with the civil service rule? Do they think the National Industrial Court is thre to occupy space?

when am i gona do what i gat to do

Thinking of going into AM? check out my signature.

Ok

Hypocrite!

All these "according to our source"

DAS D WAY TU GO...RETIRE DEM ALL. CLICK LIKE IF U AGREE....CLICK SHARE IF U DONT..#TeamNaija

It should be on a sector by sector basis.

change is here

Oloshi.

As long as it it 'may' it's not an order

Wahala

Hmm! This will hit a lot of pple hard, but it will also help create jobs for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of young Nigerian. The prediency should just make sure the pple to be retired get good settlement and pension. Anyway,if you have problem lasting long in bed, hit me up on BBM- 7C22F6EC.

Well provided they are replaced immediately with fresh graduate.

Good move by the president. What do we stand to gain from this move?
1. Employment opportunities for young people
2. Due to their physical strength and up-to-date knowledge of happenings around the world, the newly employed ones are likely going to increase productivity of their various ministries.

best way to start they are the worst set of people we have after the police in terms of corruption