NUPENG, PENGASSAN Kick Against External Staff Recruitment by NNPCL Management

• NUPENG and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have expressed concerns over the NNPCL’s decision to recruit external staff.

• The unions object to the recruitment of senior management staff from outside the company.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have expressed concerns over the NNPCL’s decision to recruit external staff.

The unions object to the recruitment of senior management staff from outside the company, citing that it would deny internal staff members career advancement opportunities.

In a letter dated April 4 and addressed to the NNPC Chief Human Resources Officer, NUPENG and PENGASSAN stated, “We cannot accept, accommodate, or support the recruitment of senior and management staff from outside NNPC Limited, and that any plan in this direction should be stopped immediately.”

The letter was signed by GEC Secretary at PENGASSAN, Amaoge Chukwudi, and chairman, Solomon Orieji; and the GEC Secretary at NUPENG, Paulosa Paulosa, alongside its chairman, Baba Kaumi.

Unions’ Concerns and Potential Consequences

The unions argued that NNPCL is home to thousands of experienced, competent, and dedicated Nigerian professionals across various fields.

READ ALSO: IPMAN, NUPENG Behind Oil Bunkering – Group

They stated, “Denying them career advancement opportunities and overlooking them in favour of external recruitment is grossly unjust and wasteful, and it will also disrupt the company’s steady progress towards greater profitability and efficiency.”

The unions have warned that if their concerns are ignored, it could lead to industrial unrest, including a total shutdown of operations.

“If this warning is ignored, we cannot guarantee the continuation of industrial harmony within NNPC Limited,” they stated in the letter.