Lagos –- Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, is currently being tackled by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, over the death of one of its workers, a NUPENG member.
The union recently picketed the Lagos office of Chevron during which its members protested the death of Babalola Oladimeji, a contract staff.
During the protest, the union members held placards with inscriptions such as ‘’Justice for Babalola Oladimeji’’, ‘’Implement Collective Bargaining Agreement for Xepameadow now’’. They also chanted solidarity songs.
According to them, the union suspects ‘foul play’ by the CNL management over the death of Oladimeji and are asking for a probe into his death.
Tayo Aboyeji, NUPENG Lagos Zonal Chairman, told SweetcrudeReports that the late Oladimeji, a contract staff of Xepameadow General Services – a contractor to Chevron, was found dead at a hotel where he was lodged by CNL to carry out an official assignment.
He also alleged that the Chevron management was yet to commiserate with the deceased’s family since his death in December 2021.
“We are here to protest against the CNL management; we could not find one of our members, Oladimeji.
“We searched for him, later we discovered his dead body in a swimming pool at the hotel.
“We have been asking lots of questions; the wife has become a widow and children have become fatherless. It is not acceptable. We want Chevron management to explain how Oladimeji died.
‘’To make matters worse, since his death on December 20, 2021, Chevron Xepameadow management has not visited the family to commiserate with the family,’’ Aboyeji said.
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