The Nigeria Union of Native Authorities Workers has appealed to the Federal Authorities to cease the Navy from destroying refineries within the Niger Delta labeled 'unlawful'.
The NULGE President, Ambali Olatunji, made the decision throughout a press convention to mark the top of the Nationwide Government Council assembly on Wednesday in Abuja.
Olatunji mentioned NULGE's place was that President Bola Tinubu ought to persuade the Nigerian Navy to cease destroying refineries within the Niger Delta.
“Destroying these websites is not going to profit the nation's oil and gasoline sector or Nigerians on the whole. As a substitute of destroying these refineries, they need to be correctly licensed and ordered to pay taxes. It will create employment and be a supply of earnings,” he mentioned.
Olatunji additionally known as on the Federal Authorities to think about licensing extra modular refineries which have the capability to refine crude oil.
“Because the multinationals depart the nation, we should encourage people who’re prepared and ready to take action in Nigeria. If we will work on these areas, together with the minimal wage, the consequences of the removing of gasoline subsidies will diminish,” he mentioned.
The NULGE President additionally known as on the President and the Tripartite Fee on Minimal Wage to reach at an appropriate wage for employees.
On safety, he urged the Federal Authorities to permit native authorities to implement group policing to guard the lives and property of residents inside their jurisdiction.
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