NUPENG Okays Railway Haulage Of Petroleum Products

The National Union of Pe
troleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), says it has no objection to the use of railways for haulage of petroleum products across the country.
The South-West Chairman of the union, Mr Tokunbo Korodo, told newsmen in Lagos that it is a good development as long as Nigerians would not be deprived the right to get the products at the approved prices.
“We do not have any objection to any mode of distribution so far it will get to the masses at a reasonable price. Whether they use train or they use helicopter to distribute the products, we cannot kick against it because we know that there is no way a train can get to all the filling stations.
“They will still park somewhere and use our trucks to get the products to any retail outlets. Even the locomotive driver that drives any train loaded with petroleum products to any destination will, automatically, become my member,” he said.
According to Korodo, the union would create another branch that would be added to the existing one, adding that it is a welcome development if that would be the best way.
He noted that the best and fastest way to distribute petroleum products is through pipeline, remarking that government is running away from it due to the activities of vandals.
“It is sad that our security agencies cannot protect the pipelines,” he said, asking “if the security agencies cannot protect our pipelines, then what is the fate of the ordinary Nigerians?
It would be recalled that NUPENG on June 1 asked the Federal Government to rehabilitate railways for petroleum haulage.

Chris Oluoh