LAGOS, NIGERIA – JUNE 24, 2026.

In a decisive move to foster stronger industry relations, Comrade Salimon Akanni Oladiti, the newly elected National Executive President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), led a high-powered delegation of downstream sector stakeholders on a landmark courtesy visit to the National Security Adviser, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, at his Three Arms Zone office in Abuja on Wednesday 24th June 2026.

The entourage included key industry heavyweights:
1. Alhaji Yusuf Lawal Othman – NARTO National President
2. Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi Shettima – IPMAN National President
3. Comrade Joseph I. Akinlaja – Former NUPENG General Secretary/Industry Stakeholder
4. Comrade Akin Oladejo – NUPENG Deputy President
5. Comrade Saheed Gbolahan Adigun – National Security Coordinator/PTD Lagos Zonal Chairman
6. Comrade Mathias O. Ote – Informal Sector Adviser/PTD NUPENG National Chairman
7. Alhaji Aminu Abdulkadir Mbamba (Walin Adamawa) – Former IPMAN President & IPMAN BoT Chairman
8. Alhaji Kassim Ibrahim Batayya – Former NARTO National President
9. Alhaji Musa Felande – IPMAN Stakeholder
10. Chief Lawson Obasi – Former IPMAN President

The NSA warmly received the delegation, congratulating Comrade Salimon Akanni Oladiti on his emergence and extending best wishes for a productive tenure, while reaffirming his unwavering support for the Union and the sector at large.

In his remarks, the NUPENG President expressed profound gratitude to the NSA for his consistent backing before, during, and after the 6th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference held in April 2026, which paved the way for his leadership. He further reaffirmed the Union’s steadfast commitment, alongside other stakeholders—to ensuring uninterrupted distribution of petroleum products to every part of the nation, reinforcing energy security and national stability.

Our Solidarity remains Constant for the Union makes us strong!