The Niger Delta Youth Movement, NDYM, in Rivers State, over the
weekend, threatened to shut down the activities of an oil firm if the
management of the company fails to recall the over 46 indigenous workers
it allegedly sacked.
The group, while expressing worry over the
level of suffering which families of the disengaged staff of the company
were facing, said it was ready to close down the operations of the
multinational oil company, Total E and P Nigeria Limited, in Egi
Kingdom, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, LGA, of Rivers State
if the sacked workers were not recalled.
The NDYM described the
attitude of the company as disrespectful and demeaning to the host
communities and the Niger Delta youths.
Mr Major Ekene, leader of the group, said they had followed the case
of the sacked 46 workers closely, stressing that the strategy employed
by the management of Total E&P Nigeria Limited in handling the
matter was pretentious.
According to him, “rather than throw
people out of jobs, what was required in Egiland was the employment of
as many youths as possible to curb the rising tide of criminality and
insecurity in the area.
“We demand the immediate recall of the 46
sacked workers, the full payment of their wages for the period in view,
and the immediate conversion of all community contract staff to
permanent staff or we are going to close down the company in three days.
“The
youths have exhausted all avenues known to us to call the oil company
to order but Total E&P’s management has remained adamant,” the
leader added.
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