NIGERIA Union of
Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, blamed alleged desperation
of the President of Medical and Health Workers of Nigeria, MHWUN, Mr. Ayuba
Wabba, to assume the presidency of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, at all cost
for the botched NLC election last Thursday. While dismissing claims by Wabba
that the Credentials Committee, especially representatives of NUPENG, and the
National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, were behind the manipulation of
the ballot papers that resulted in the duplication of papers for some
contestants in the ballot papers booklet, NUPENG insisted that Wabba, was only
being economical with the truth as contained in his claims as reported in the
print and electronic media, particularly the Channel and NTA Stations on
Friday, February 13, 2015. According to the union, “The only person who could be
accused of desperation in the run up to the election is Comrade Ayuba Wabba. He
is the one whose tenure of office expired for the past two and half years. He
is the one who has manipulated his Union’s Constitution to elongate his stay in
office to enable him contest for the Presidency of Congress before conveying
his union delegates’ conference. ”He is the one who reneged on the agreement of
the Unity Forum on the slating of NLC NAC positions between Public Sector and
Private Sector Union after attending and funding the process, whereas, his
Union General Secretary was an Exco member of the Unity Forum.” Briefing
reporters in Lagos, NUPENG’s General Secretary, Mr. Isaac Aberare, contended
the allegation by Wabba was false and baseless, most uncharitable and the
figment of Ayuba imagination, and also a “wicked blackmail
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