ALL ZONES/BRANCHES/UNITS OF THE UNION (NUPENG)

25th July, 2025 

Dear Comrades,

UPDATES ON THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 24TH JULY, 2025 IN PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE

Fraternal greetings to all conscious and committed members of our great Union.

We write to urgently inform and alert  every member of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) that at the properly constituted and constitutionally convened National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Worker, held on Thursday, 24th July 2025, at Echelon Height Hotel, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State with Comrade William Akporeha, the National Executive President of the Union presiding, the following Officers of the Union have been placed on Suspension pending the outcome of the investigations into the allegations and reports of their anti-Union activities/gross misconducts aimed at causing disaffection amongst the members and destabilization of our dear Union.

These suspended individuals are:

  1. Comrade Alex Agwanwor – Suspended National Treasurer – Port Harcourt Zone

  2. Comrade Justine Adigwe – Suspended Vice President – Warri Zone

  3. Comrade Samuel Mina – Suspended Port-Harcourt Zonal Chairman

  4. Comrade Queen Udeh – Suspended Treasurer – NUPENG National Women Committee – Port-Harcourt Zone

  5. Comrade Walter Tamunoikun-ala Dennis – Suspended Branch Chairman, Indorama Eleme Petrochemical Company (IEPCL), Port-Harcourt Zone

One of such anti-Union activities and gross misconducts was openly displayed  and demonstrated by Comrade Walter Tamunoikun-ala Dennis, the suspended Branch Chairman of IEPCL and witnessed by Representatives of Branches present at the recently  held Port-Harcourt Zonal Council’s Interactive Session with the President and General Secretary of the Union on Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 at the NUPENG Port-Harcourt Zonal Office.

The representatives of your Branch at the Congress meeting will confirm to you this unfortunate incident at your respective Branch/Units Congresses.

On this day, Comrade Walter Tamunoikun-ala Dennis openly in the presence of the entire Port-Harcourt Zonal Council Congress members of the Union maliciously lied with intention to cause disaffection/destabilization within the Union and bring the integrity of the National leadership of the Union to disgrace and disrepute. That he was told by one other Comrade that was also present at the Congress meeting, that the General Secretary made calls to some Branches officials to mobilize them to move motion of No Confidence against the Port-Harcourt Zone Council, knowing fully well it was a malicious lie.

Fortunately for the General Secretary, this lie was immediately debunked openly by the Comrade, that he, (Comrade Walter Tamunoikun-ala Dennis) alleged told him about the calls from the General Secretary.

The Comrade described the allegation against the General Secretary as “malicious lie from the pit of hell” and that actually was the saving grace for the General Secretary and leadership of our great Union.

From the proceedings at that Port-Harcourt Zone Congress meeting of Wednesday, 23rd July 2025, it was very clear that there was a groundswell of sinister plots by some unscrupulous members to destabilize this great Union for their selfish reasons.

It is in the light of this realization that we advise every committed member of this great Union not to attend meetings being called by these suspended individuals and their representatives or associate with them on any matters relating to the Union or join any social media platform being created by them.

Be informed as well that, after an exhaustive and thorough discussion of the allegations and the reports by the National Executive Council of the Union-in-Session, it was unanimously resolved by the Council-in-Session as follows:

  1. Directs that queries should be issued to these suspended individuals and the National Administrative Council of the Union to set up an Enquiry Committee to investigate the immediate and remote motivations for these plots and other anti-Union conducts, identify any other member(s) of the Union involved in the plots/other gross misconducts and make appropriate recommendations to the National Executive Council for ratification.

  2. Directs all those already identified to proceed on suspension with immediate effect from their various positions to allow an unfettered enquiry and investigation into these allegations.

  3. Directs that they should all be of good conducts while on the suspension and make themselves available to the investigating Committee whenever they are called upon.

In the light of the above, we are strongly advising all our Zones/Branches/Units  Officers not to associate with these suspended individuals pending the outcome of the investigation by the Enquiry Committee to be set up or allow themselves to be used because the leadership of the Union will not hesitate to take appropriate and necessary stern disciplinary actions against any individual or group of individuals found culpable.

We implore you to be very vigilant and circumspect in all your dealings.

Thank you.

Our Solidarity remains Constant, for the Union makes us Strong!

Yours comradely,

FOR: NIGERIA UNION OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WORKERS

COMRADE ONOHWOHWO OTITE

Deputy General Secretary (Special Duties)

For: General Secretary