Crude oil theft a national embarrassment – NLC

The NLC stated this in a communiqué it released after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna State, where it warned that the act if not immediately checked, holds dire consequences for the country.“It is a national embarrassment that in spite of the assurances given by government and the deployment of security armada in […]

The NLC stated this in a communiqué it released after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna State, where it warned that the act if not immediately checked, holds dire consequences for the country.
“It is a national embarrassment that in spite of the assurances given by government and the deployment of security armada in the Niger Delta region, crude oil theft is on the increase. The immediate effects are drastic reductions in production and oil receipts making it difficult for government to discharge its duties to the citizenry, the NLC said.
It maintained that top government officials, military officers, businessmen, politicians with their local and foreign collaborators are responsible for the crude oil theft, warning of dire consequences for the country, if the trend continues.
The NLC also kicked against what it termed a resurgence of casualisation of workers in the public and private sectors across the country, saying that the practice induces slave labour, prostitution, psychological trauma and the violation of the rights of these workers and does not in any way stimulate productivity, adding that it would mobilise against the practice.
The communiqué jointly signed by NLC President Comrade Abdulwahed Omar and Acting General Secretary Comrade Chris Uyot condemned government’s inability to tackle corruption, reduce cost of governance and stem insecurity in the country.