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N224m Debt: We Will Embark On Strike If LASG Refuse To Pay Us Our Money - NUPE by lipopo(m): 7:29pm On Jan 19, 2016
Please post this news so as to alert Lagosians on a possible strike actions by NUPENG members in the next few days. 
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum & Natural Gas Workers(NUPENG) embarked on a peaceful protest at the Secretariat, Alausa over the non payment of #224M debt owned by Lagos State Government(LASG). Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the southwest chairman promised to embark on a state strike action if nothing is done about the debt after 7days from the day of the protest. 
Korodo alleged that the #224M debt was for the payment of diesel & Kerosene supplied to the state Government for the execution of Direct Labour projects in Ojodu between October 2014 & May 2015. However, the LASG assembly members attended to the protesters to calm down and promised to look into the matter ASAP. Pictures attached.

Re: N224m Debt: We Will Embark On Strike If LASG Refuse To Pay Us Our Money - NUPE by ODVanguard: 7:38pm On Jan 19, 2016
Lagos Govt: NUPENG lied on N224m claim, says ‘we can’t be blackmailed’

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would not succumb to the attempt by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to blackmail it into paying a questionable N224 million debt.
While reacting to a purported protest carried out by members of the association, the State Government said though it was not against peaceful protest by aggrieved citizens but it would not be stampeded into taking any action without strictly following due process and rule of law.
NUPENG had alleged that the N224 million was for payment for the supply of diesel and kerosene to the State Government for execution of direct labour projects in Ojodu between October 2014 and May 2015.
South-West Chairman of NUPENG, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo had threatened that members of the association would embark on the protest with over 1,000 tankers, and that Lagosians would be subjected to experience scarcity of fuel if the request was not acceded to by government.
But in statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the government recalled that the said transaction took place between an independent marketer and the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) before this present government assumed office.
Ayorinde said the company wrote the government about the transaction, and government replied that it wanted to investigate the claim.
According to Ayorinde, “The investigation proved that the claim by the company was fraudulent but while investigation was still ongoing, the company went to NUPENG, and the association agreed to demonstrate on behalf of the company.
“Our position is that the Lagos State Government cannot be stampeded or blackmailed into making payments that have not been verified for which investigation is still ongoing.
“While government is not against peaceful protest by aggrieved citizens, we would like to urge Lagosians to go about their businesses peacefully.
“No amount of blackmail will stop the government from strictly following due process and rule of law,” Ayorinde said.
The government also urged the national leadership of NUPENG to prevail on its Lagos State chapter to stop using the union to pursue personal gains.
Besides, Ayorinde said the Lagos State Government never entered into any transaction with NUPENG on the issue but a private company, and as such it was strange that the union was now being used to blackmail government.

http://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-govt-nupeng-lied-on-n224m-claim-says-we-cant-be-blackmailed/
Re: N224m Debt: We Will Embark On Strike If LASG Refuse To Pay Us Our Money - NUPE by Vision4God: 8:36pm On Jan 19, 2016
Na wa.
Will strike actually solve d problem? Wen will naijja hav a defined and organised system.

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