PTD/NUPENG Elections: Aggrieved Members Accuse NUPENG Of Bias, Berate Leaders For Fanning Embers Of Disaster

The Caretaker Chairman of a bunch referred to as “Justice Discussion board” comprising of leaders of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Department of NUPENG, South South Zone, Comrade Reward Ogidi-King on behalf of his group has accused the guardian Union of being “economical with information” amid the continuing disaster throughout the Oil and Fuel Union.

Comrade Ogidi-King additionally expressed doubts that the Union may conduct free and honest elections within the forthcoming Unit and Zonal elections of each the PTD Department and the Mother or father Union (NUPENG). He additionally cited a number of infractions one in every of which was disenfranchisement of a number of stakeholders who’re keen to participate within the deliberate electoral workouts. 

The assertion signed by the top of “Justice Discussion board” on Friday February 27, 2026 comes on the heels of alleged manipulations and treacherous tendencies of the Common Secretary of NUPENG, Afolabi Olawale and the stooges he planted on the Department degree, who’re bent on subverting the desire of the individuals to fulfill their very own pecuniary features.

Comrade Ogidi-King’s assertion which he made out there to newsmen reads in components: “The present Nationwide management of NUPENG has over time been economical with information, and this isn’t good however very harmful for the expansion and success of the Union. We don’t need the repeat of what led to the present disaster in PTD and we would like stakeholders within the trade to wade in to keep away from a much bigger disaster it may additional carry to the Union.

“We are able to recall clearly how the July 3, 2024 “Kangaroo train” was performed which remains to be being challenged within the Nationwide Industrial Court docket Abuja, because it went towards the judgment of the Nationwide Industrial Court docket of Could 29, 2024. The PTD faction had held parallel elections to pick out the Union’s nationwide executives with the persistent declare that NUPENG’s election tips favored their (NUPENG) most popular candidates and was by no means all-inclusive and nondiscriminatory. 

“These shenanigans should cease, PTD and NUPENG aren’t enterprise empires to anybody due to this fact these saddled with management obligations ought to conduct themselves in step with constitutional provisions laid down by its founding fathers of the Union. The world is watching us on a regular basis, we have to set good examples and as effectively be respectable and God-fearing in our engagements particularly within the processes of how leaders emerge within the Union whether or not at Unit, Zonal or Nationwide degree. Sufficient is sufficient.

Ogidi questioned NUPENG and PTD’s means to conduct unbiased elections, including: “So, how do you suppose that NUPENG as presently constituted can conduct any election once more on this Union that won’t be biased?” The one they performed in 2022 was nullified in 2023, the election of thirty first October 2023 was nullified on Could twenty ninth 2024; and one other election performed by NUPENG management on third July 2024 remains to be pending earlier than Hon Justice Anuwe of the Nationwide Industrial Court docket Abuja; that’s gross incompetence.

He additional warned that the “Justice Discussion board” could take the matter worldwide, emphasizing: “You can not frustrate your check-off-due paying and card carrying members in favour of some chosen few, who will solely be subservient to you. It’s towards democracy and ILO extant guidelines; NUPENG and its surrogates can’t destroy the Union that has been in existence and relevance for nearly 50 years.”

Comrade Ogidi-King’s assertion underscores the rising stress between varied factions in PTD in addition to the unlawful expulsion of some key union executives in NUPENG, notably the Nationwide Treasurer, Comrade Alex Agwanwor, and the Porr Harcourt Zonal Chairman, Comrade Mina Samuel, and others amid ongoing authorized and political disputes over Union management which is even Subjudice within the eye of the legislation.

“It’s actually ridiculous {that a} Union like NUPENG will flagrantly refuse to provide out varieties to some Comrades for the proposed NUPENG Unit and Zonal elections. Worst nonetheless, they’re giving varieties to PTD Unit Chairmen to collect details about members and their Nationwide Identification Numbers (NIN). These units of power-drunk leaders have surrounded the Unit and Zonal elections with plenty of controversies and secrecy greater than becoming a member of a demonic secret cult. So unhappy, so disheartening. We due to this fact urge stakeholders within the trade together with legislation enforcement brokers just like the Police and DSS to return to assistance from the Union earlier than the exacerbating scenario ruins the Union and places it into extinction,” Ogidi-King added.