‘You Ought to Be Sanctioned For Perjury’, PTD Chides NUPENG President

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Department of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Pure Fuel Staff (NUPENG) has taken a swipe on the President of the Union, Williams Akporeha for giving false particulars whereas standing within the witness field with the intention to mislead the trial decide within the courtroom on Wednesday.

Akporeha spoke earlier than a Excessive Court docket of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama whereas testifying because the second prosecution witness (PW2) within the tried homicide trial of 20 leaders of PTD.

However whereas reacting to the account given by NUPENG President, in a chat with some journalists on Thursday at Prime Galaxy lodge, Kaduna, Comrade (Alhaji) Tajudeen Abubakar, an elder of the PTD in Kaduna Zone, who was one of many observers in the course of the courtroom proceedings in his allegations concluded that the President was a “perjurist” for mendacity underneath oath. 

Comrade Tajudeen additionally expressed fear on how a President of a extremely revered Union within the oil and gasoline sector would have allowed himself for use for such an embarrassing present of disgrace to spin lies, an act which in line with him stripped the President of each dignity, honour and integrity left in him.

He added that false testimony can’t be admissible as proof in legislation because it was evident that Akporeha was seen to be fidgeting, incoherent and repetitive all through the session on the open courtroom in a bid to justify his claims which clearly lacked proof or proof within the temple of justice.

“NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha claimed if not for the efforts of safety personnel he would have been killed or subjected to the violent assaults that just about claimed the lives of the union’s Secretary Basic, Afolabi Olawale and the unlawful Nationwide Chairman of the PTD, Augustine Egbon. I can’t imagine you stated all these on oath whilst a Catholic. Know that there’ll certainly be penalties for deceptive the courtroom. Taking Nationwide Union leaders of PTD, who’ve served the union for a lot of many years with wonderful data to courtroom on a 5 rely felony cost, bordering on tried homicide, breach of peace and assault, isn’t just ridiculous however a taboo, very sacrilegious and purely anti union. And we urge all stakeholders within the commerce union motion to pay attention to this harmful and shameful aberration.

“Akporeha was merely not a plausible particular person, he openly stripped himself of each honour, dignity, and integrity left in him on the Federal Excessive Court docket of FCT on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. His testimonies had been flatly contradicting a lot that his authorized counsel discovered it troublesome to save lots of him from the embarrassment he put himself, whereas additionally desecrating the workplace he’s occupying as a President. 

“What he did overtly on Wednesday will go down in historical past and that pricey sin will proceed to hunt him for bringing the union into complete disrepute. Lets maintain our fingers crossed as Justice Yusuf Halilu has adjourned additional proceedings until November 20, 2024. One factor is definite, Comrade Fortunate Osesua, Comrade Dayyabu Yusuf Garga, Comrade Chief Peter Moudebelu (Onwa), Comrade (Dr) Humble Obinna Energy will get justice, and can be discharged and acquitted to the disgrace of their detractors and future killers.

“Akporeha has additionally failed to understand that he can be cross-examined, whereby all his purported testimonies could be scrutinised and rendered invalid earlier than his very eyes. Whoever that may have informed him to do what he exhibited on Wednesday is his biggest enemy in life who really needs him no good. Sadly these are the sorts of leaders we now have within the union at this time, those that couldn’t assert authority, and couldn’t name spade a spade, Akporeha is an ideal instance of such a management and recruitment error. 

“NUPENG President clearly didn’t articulate his ideas correctly, you additional claimed you had been peeping from the window of the workplace of the Department Chairman which gave you vantage place to see all what transpired, and thereafter known as the motive force of the Basic Secretary to know his principal’s whereabouts, which implies you had your telephones with you. You failed to make use of the identical telephone that second to seize movies or footage of what you noticed at document time. The union has its inner mechanisms for resolving disaster not explored, just for you, the Basic Secretary, Afolabi Olawale and your ilk to come back to the Court docket, spin lies and attempt to be the decide in your individual case. That may by no means work, justice supply is predicated on proof, info and adequate proof, not by means of sentiments or feelings.”