NUPENG Accuses Valiant Energy Boss, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Planning to Defraud Oil Workers

The national leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in a press release has reported of a sinister plot of SHELL Petroleum Nigeria and Mr ADOLOR UWAMU of Valiant Energy Services to defraud a set of Workers’ terminal benefits after he has refused to pay the previous 39 Workers he sacked since 2019.

ADOLOR UWAMU who NUPENG remains a fugitive to security agencies and various regulatory authorities in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry for his refusal to pay the final entitlements of workers he wrongly sacked since 2019.

The current  plot NUPENG says got leaked to the workers  Mr ADOLOR engages on Borr Friggs rig of SHELL location (ERA Field) drilling for SHELL Petroleum Nigeria under the same Valiant Energy services a contract that is set to round up not later than 17th October 2020.

The news about the callous plot and realities of the harrowing experiences of the unfortunate 39 workers sacked previously, prompted the workers to immediately demand for engagement with him and assurances of safe keeping of their terminal benefits.

NUPENG citing a reliable source add that his latest plot is to use armed security agencies to forcefully evacuate these workers from the rig warning the union could escalate nationwide the industrial action which these threatened workers are already on to press for their rights and benefits.

“It was a public knowledge how grossly disturbed and disappointed we were that SPDC remained silent and indifferent to the continued evasiveness of Mr Adolor Uwamu of VALIANT Energy West Africa from his responsibility to pay the terminal benefits of those workers he sacked previously despite all our letters and press releases.

Whilst we take into cognizance the sensitive nature of this unfolding crisis and the collateral damage it could have on the country’s economy if we escalate the industrial action but having realized the danger our members are likely to face and fraudulent attitude of Mr Adolor which is capable of plunging the nation into industrial disharmony, it then became necessary for all concerned parties not to treat this matter with levity.

In the light of the above, we implore all relevant stakeholders in the industry including the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), GMD of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services (DSS) etc, to live up to their responsibilities by fishing out Mr Adolor Uwamu so that he can be compelled to pay the terminal benefits of the affected workers which is already taking longer than necessary and make clear commitments for the payment of terminal benefits of those workers that will lose their jobs very soon due to the end of Contract he has with SPDC.