Nigeria oil tanker drivers to strike over low wages, poor roads
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Nigerian oil tanker drivers will go on strike from April 3 over low wages and poor roads, said a labor union official on Sunday, threatening to choke off supply until their requests are met.
The oil tanker drivers from Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), one of Nigeria's two major oil laborer’s unions, have not set an end date for their strike, said Cogent Ojobo, a regional chairman for NUPENG.
"Tanker drivers across the country will not work tomorrow so there is bound to be scarcity of petrol, diesel and kerosene," said Ojobo, adding that petrol stations may later join the strike.
"They are protesting against the federal government because of poor remuneration, bad roads that wear out their vehicles fast and other matters," he said.
NUPENG had been in talks with Nigeria's government since last year but the last week's deadline for an agreement was not met, said Ojobo.
Reporting by Anamesere Igboeroteonwu; Writing by Paul Carsten; Editing by Sandra Maler
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