Oil workers under the
auspices of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria
(PENGASSAN) have warned politicians in the country to stop heating up the
polity but concentrate on issues that can bring development to Nigeria and
improve the welfare of the people.
The workers also
condemned recent spilling of blood and attacks on security personnel in Bayelsa
State; Bama, Borno State; Assakyo Village, Nasarawa State; and Benue state;
describing the killings as acts of revolt against the Nigeria state.
They charged the
Federal Government, especially the service chiefs, the Inspector-General of
Police (IGP) and the Director of the Department of the State Security (DSS) to
ensure that perpetrators of the evil killings are brought to book.
Speaking against the
backdrop of all the political intrigues in the country, PENGASSAN President,
Comrade Babatunde Ogun, called on the politicians to let their discussions be
people and development driven rather than witch hunting and campaign of
calumny.
Comrade Ogun said the
recent wrangling among politicians is not necessary and charged the politicians
to channel their efforts and strength towards developmental projects and ending
criminal attacks and other insecurity issues that are threatening the survival
of the Nigeria entity.
He said that the politicians
should not let the labour of those that fought for the emancipation and freedom
of Nigeria from the Nigeria be in vain through the inflammatory statements and
inciting comments.
“The recent attacks
and counter attacks by various political parties and groups in the country
cannot help us to achieve anything. I believe by now the government needs to
identify issues that require urgent attention instead of dissipating its energy
on unnecessarily dwelling on issues that can be trashed out in house among the
parties.
“The attitude of the
politicians is further causing disaffection and disunity among Nigerians and
threatens the survival of Nigeria as an indivisible one entity, instead of
fostering unity and diversity among the people,” he stated.
While advising
President Goodluck Jonathan not to distracted by unnecessary issues and
comments, especially the 2015 general elections, the union president called on
Mr. President to be more focussed and determined to end killing of innocent
Nigerians by religious insurgents and terrorists, as well as kidnapping in the
country.
“President Jonathan
should caution his aids over political inflammatory statements and the
oppositions should also learn to be objective in their comments and stop
inciting statements that can engulf and consume the Nigeria state.
“Security issue and
other developmental issues such as job creation, tackling corruption at all
level of governance, improvement of welfare for the citizenry should be
paramount in the mind of all, especially political leaders like president,
special advisers and aids, ministers, governors, lawmakers at both National
Assembly and state Houses of Assembly, commissioners and all political advisers
to the governors,” he said.
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