Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja

The offices of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency across the country were on Tuesday shut down by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PPPRA Branch, as result of issues bordering on the appointment of an acting executive secretary for the agency.

PPPRA is an agency of the Federal Government that fixes and regulates the prices of petroleum products in Nigeria.
Last week Thursday, the former Executive Secretary of the agency, Mr. Farouk Ahmed, handed over to the most senior management staff of the organisation, Mr. Moses Mbaba, who is the organisation’s General Manager, Administration and Human Resources.

But trouble started on Monday at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja when after Mbaba was sent on an official assignment to Lagos, one Mrs. Sotonye Iyoyo, who is not a staff of the agency was allegedly sent by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources to head the PPPRA as its new acting ES.

It was gathered that this prompted PENGASSAN members at the various offices of the agency to shut down the operations of the PPPRA nationwide on Tuesday.

PENGASSAN Chairman, PPPRA Branch, Mr. Victor Confirmed the nationwide shut down to our correspondent during an interview, and stressed that it was not right to bring someone from outside the agency to head the regulatory body in an acting capacity.
“Operations are to remain shut down until a better explanation comes from the requisite authorities,” he said.

A senior official of the agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity, gave further explanations on what prompted the operational shut down of the PPPRA on Tuesday during an interview with our correspondent.

He said, “The office is shut down for now because of the appointment of another acting executive secretary. You know the former ES, Farouk Ahmed, left last Thursday and handed over to the most senior officer in the agency, Mr. Mbaba.

“But surprisingly yesterday being Monday they brought another person while Mbaba was away in Lagos on official assignment. So the union rejected it on the grounds that there was already an acting ES. Their agitation was that how can there be an acting ES on Thursday/Friday and another one on Monday?

“And they also argued that why is it that they are bringing somebody from outside the PPPRA to function in acting capacity, not a substantive ES? So these are the major thrust of the protest which led to the shutdown of our operational activities, both at the head office and at the zonal offices all over the country.”

When asked who appointed the acting executive secretary, the official said, “She must have come from the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources or the minister. But whoever it is that may have appointed her, the fact is that she can’t come from outside to act as ES of the PPPRA.”

The spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Kingsley Agha, did not answer calls to his phone when our correspondent tried contacting him for the ministry’s position on the issue. A text message sent to him was neither replied.

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Pic credit: www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/staff-shut-pppra-over-appointment-of-another-acting-head/134935.html

More woes for Nigeria petroleum sector...

Isn't it the president that makes such appiontements? All this abracadabra they are doing ehnn... it's like they are not afraid of Buhari's body perfume again.

Ok

who has that hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob that wants to dictate his will at the petroleum sector again.....




didn't the President says they should handover to most senior executive

Meanwhile the minister of petroleum is somewhere in Saudi Arabia praying.

na which way now nigeria??


well since they are not shutting down filling stations i guess I'm okay

E don dey hsppen

The president should intervene on this issue.

This is serious

nice

Epic battle!

Just passing...

Buhari the dullard. He will run Nigeria aground sooner than we, the wise ones, predicted.

Why is the police not removing them?


PPRA is important to Nigeria. Why shut down their operations over appointment issues?

Steven keshi remains our basketball coach

Nigeria is just getting better day by day. All thanks to the hard working president Buhari. lol

On a more serious note anytime buhari travels there is always one or two big issue that occurs in his absence, Why

I heard Nigeria has shifted closer to hell. The country is damn too hot.


Nigeria can make the sun sweat

Person no go fit sleep for e own motherland

God, help your. Country

Whr is DD,the minister of petroleumCome and do the needful

Wahala for every corner of this country.... The rich and poor all crying together and Oga on top has decided to become an ambassador for Johnny walker

Prayer is good.

Pidggin:
Meanwhile the minister of petroleum is somewhere in Saudi Arabia praying.

These idiots should not start another fuel scarcity o.

Oh sorry poor workers, but @least u guys may get rest for a while.

Explanation is all that's needed. Unfortunately, the Petroleum minister isn't around to curtail this. Not seeing it as a big deal anyways.

kingphilip:
na which way now nigeria??


well since they are not shutting down filling stations i guess I'm okay

Abi.... But is it the same filling stations that dnt have fuel? Cos petrol no dey my area o. Who else is experiencing this

Like seriously must we shut down everything just to frustrate PMB? Niger delta boys are blowing up installation, this once are sitting down and doing there own, so does this act make the government repent or dansuki return the money? Abegi make we hear word for once for this nigeria sef.... stubborn human beings.....

and they were owing them 3 months salary as at December.. Smh

Holding govt to ransom wouldn't solve anything na,

missprudence:
and they were owing them 3 months salary as at December.. Smh

you mean PPPRA which is a federal government agency...


this is bad