Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (PTD-NUPENG) has announced Mathias Ote as its new substantive National Chairman of the PTD Branch.
The decision was taken at the Quarterly National Executive Council meeting of the PTD-NUPENG held at Warri, Delta State, at the weekend.
Ote succeeds the immediate past national chairman of the union, late Comrade Augustine Egbon, who died last year.
Giving his inaugural remarks as national chairman, Comrade Ote paid tribute to his predecessor, whom he described as a great and exceptional leader.
He said, “The development of the Union and sustainable welfare of his members was his topmost priority, which he maintained till death.”
“It is indeed very painful to lose such a great and exemplary leader who has impacted positively the life of his people and kept an indelible mark in the history of the Union.”
The new chairman, who appealed to tanker drivers to ensure safety on the road, further cautioned against night driving.
“The risk at which we travel at night is in the increasing rate; you can agree with me that a lot of evil activities mostly happen at night, such as hijacking of trucks, kidnapping for ransom, killing for rituals, and ghastly accidents leading to destruction of lives and properties of the people of our great people of our dear country Nigeria, due to the deteriorated condition of some of our roads.
“In view of the above, I urge all our members to desist from the act of night driving because if anything happens, you will bear the consequences.”
National Trustees of NUPENG, Comrade Salimon Oladiti, spoke in a similar vein as he urged tanker drivers to avoid unnecessary risks that could jeopardize their lives.
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