Salary Increment Saga: Oml 34 Community Workers Cry Out In A Peaceful Protest

.......Saying Enough Is Enough

The Udu/ Ughelli South and North Oml 34 Oil and Gas Host Community Workers Association Delta State with registration number 68859, has on 28th October 2019 voiced out their pain in a peaceful solidarity demonstration due to overdue increment of Workers salaries by the nigerian petroleum development company (NPDC) and ND Western Management (s).

The peaceful protest which surfaced at early hours of the day had the aforementioned group, Oml 34 Host Community Workers which compromises Surveillance, Housekeeping, access control and Catering Services departments, mounted in large numbers at the entrance gate of the Otorogun Flow Station situated in Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South LGA.

The group which held the peaceful demonstration haven written letter of notification to the management (s) which they also copied: CRD manager, The commanding officer 222 Battalion Nigeria, The Superintendent Otorogun, C.L.O Otorogun, A.S.S Otorogun, Army Commanding Officer Otorogun, S.S.S Ughelli South LGA among others.

Mr Michael Uzor the Chairman of the group speaking to reporters during the event lamented over negligence and down to earth wickedness of the NPDC / ND Western management (s) haven written series of letters without response from them. Mr Uzor further noted to NEWSMEN of how they also held such peaceful demonstration on a day dated 20th August 2019 which the management is aware of and that, which was called off by the presence of the Asset Security Supervisor (ASS), Community Liaison Officer (CLO) who came to the point of the scene to address the pressing issues that resulted to the demonstration.They promised to sit to their plights as they relate their request to the appropriate quarters, and also pleaded with them to give them few days to meet and discuss with resource persons and get them feedback. But that has become a dead horse till date.

"We have decided to embark on this demonstration over reluctant to comply with the request of the workers in respect to increment of salaries, increase in manpower, inability to provide Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) etc.

We therefore call on all relevant authorities; the Federal Government, the Delta State Government, Management of NPDC/ ND Western, as enough of the enslavement of Oml 34 workers. We shall not relent in our pursuit, in our protest, until positive response is made, until our voices are held", Mr Michael Uzor asserted.

Signed:

Mr Michael Uzor - Chairman
Mr Dennis Sutu - Secretary
Mr Solomon Dudu - PRO