NAIG gives Chevron 28 days to stop casualisation of Itsekiri vocational graduates

Itsekiri youths, under the aegis of National Association of Itsekiri Graduates (NAIG) worldwide, have issued Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL) a 28 days ultimatum to commence the regularisation of the appointments of Itsekiri graduates of VTP5/OTP2 and VTP6 or be ready for disruption of its operations across Itsekiri land. The group said that the VTP5/OTP2 and VTP6 refer to vocational training programmes and operation training programme, the artisanal graduates were trained by Chevron at Ogere in Ogun State and were promised full employment. The aggrieved youths, led by their president, Ben Eyitemi Eburajolo and General-Secretary, Esiategiwa Mino, at a press conference, on Monday in Warri, Delta State, expressed displeasure at the inconsistent attitude of Chevron at fulfilling its promise of confirming the hitherto casual staff. The group wondered why the oil giant, in spite of the intervention of the late Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, in 2017 and CNLs promised to do the needful in 2018, has failed. The youths also said that the low crude oil price Chevron claimed as the reason for not reclassifying the casual staff had since stabilised above $70 per barrel, as against the VTP4 reclassified with a price below $40 per barrel. The youth took exception to the treatment being meted on the graduates despite proofs of their stewardship amid many tasks assigned to them and yet paid meagre wages compared to Chevron staff. They are the least ranked and underpaid among CNL labour contract personnel. During the recent PENGASSAN strikes, they exceeded customers limits to ensure that most of the operations were not interrupted. They have been found competent in their various locations and none has violated any of the companys laid down rules, regulations or safety procedures, the youths said. The youth, therefore, demanded that the graduates reclassification should be backdated to January 2016 and January 2017 for VTPS/OTP2 and VTP6. Resume Operation and Maintenance (O&M) training with employment in view immediately as enshrined in our Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with you. Community development in oil-producing areas should resume immediately. All Itsekiri host communities to CNL should be given light and potable water, the group added. Failure to meet the above in 28 days by Chevron, the group has threatened to shut down all operational formations across Itsekiri land. The management of Chevron, after being contacted by Nigerian Tribune, is yet to react to the threat and requests by the Itsekiri youths as of the time of filing the report. In spite of the huge investment in the water sector by the government and international organisations, water scarcity has grown to become a perennial nightmare for residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state Selfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things youll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan train The Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report [ICYMI] Lekki Shootings: Why We Lied About Our Presence General Taiwo The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the killings at Lekki Toll Gate, on Saturday resumed viewing of the 24hrs footage of the October 20, 2020 shooting of #EndSARS protesters by personnel of the Nigerian Army ICYMI: How We Carried Out The 1993 Nigerian Airways Hijack Ogunderu On Monday, October 25, 1993, in the heat of June 12 annulment agitations, four Nigerian youngsters, Richard Ajibola Ogunderu, Kabir Adenuga, Benneth Oluwadaisi and Kenny Razak-Lawal, did the unthinkable! They hijacked an Abuja-bound aircraft, the Nigerian Airways airbus A310, and diverted it to Niger Republic. How did they so it? Excerpts ICYMI: What North Will Not Accept About 2023 Presidency Prof Mahuta, UDU Don And Kebbi Dev Foundation Chairman Sahabi Danladi Mahuta, a community mobiliser and APC chieftain. Mahuta spoke to select journalists at the sidelines of an Islamic conference in Abuja recently. Excerpts Copyright 2021 Nigerian Tribune Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). Disclaimer: The content of this article is syndicated or provided to this website from an external third party provider. We are not responsible for, and do not control, such external websites, entities, applications or media publishers. The body of the text is provided on an as is and as available basis and has not been edited in any way. Neither we nor our affiliates guarantee the accuracy of or endorse the views or opinions expressed in this article. Read our full disclaimer policy here.

NAIG gives Chevron 28 days to stop casualisation of Itsekiri vocational graduates

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