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Oil Workers Want End To Sector Crises

L-R President International Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce, Mr Scott Eisner, Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun; Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs, US Chambers of Commerce, Mr Myron Brilliant and Director Policy Africa, U S Chamber of Commerce, Mrs Lala Ndiaye, during a courtesy call on the minister in Abuja recently.
Oil workers in Rivers
State, while expressing concern over the incessant crises in the sector, have said it is only through collective effort that the issues could be resolved.
A one-time President of Trade Union Congress in Nigeria (TUC) Peter Isele, in a chat with The Tide, said the problems were innumerable and could not be solved by any one individual, union, group or government, saying, it has to be by collective efforts”.
Speaking on some of the challenges plaguing the sector, Isele stated that, corruption, subsidy payment to marketers, pipeline vandalism, crude oil theft, poor state of the refineries and policy abuse, were some of the challenges inhibiting the smooth operation of the sector.
Another respondent, Mr. Denis Tamuno, a retired oil worker identified duplication of roles and interference of supposed regulatory bodies.
According to Tamuno, “the roles of Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, Petroleum Equalisation Fund, and Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation are interwoven at some point and seem to raise role conflicts among these groups.”
He noted that government has failed to recognise that these bodies could be merged, so as to give the workers confidence in the discharge of their duties saying, “as it is, the workers could interpret these functions to suit themselves and come up with resistance if they perceive that their fundamental human rights were being trampled upon.”
Also responding, Mr Barry Gboele, complained that government comes up with all sorts of demands on oil companies without due consultations, which burden falls on the workers.
“Take for instance the restructuring of NNPC, how can government tell us that we, the workers cannot be involved in the restracturing of NNPC, but we are expected to be involved in the implementations of their decisions,” he asked.
He added, that the issues in the oil sector could be resolved if all the stakeholders could form a common front for the good of all involved.
Tonye Nria-Dappa
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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