Mobil Condemns Picketing Of Its Office By Ex-Spy Policemen
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mobil Producing Nigeria, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has faulted the picketing of its offices by ex-spy policemen, who provided security for the company.
The company, in a statement by its Manager, Media Communications, Oge Udeaga, said it had fully paid all its disengaged staff, including the spy policemen.
The company said the payment followed a Supreme Court judgement ordering that the entitlements should be paid.
Udeaga, who spoke in reaction to the picketing of the company’s office, said: “Following the recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) has provided compensation packages for the affected personnel.
“The compensation packages cover all categories of affected personnel, including those in active service, and others who had already left the services of the Company before the judgement.
“In addition, the Company is also offering HR consulting services to assist with employment opportunities with third parties.
“MPN typically retains security services through third parties who are best positioned to provide these core competencies.
“We thank these individuals for their prior service in supporting the safety and security of our operations in Nigeria.”
It wold be recall that staff of ExxonMobil, Eket in Akwa Ibom State, on Friday protested the sack of 860 spy police without entitlements.
The protesters, who began the protest at about 8 am, blocked Mobil Housing Estate at Marina road, Eket Local Government Area of the state.
The protesters were chanting solidarity songs, carried placards with different inscriptions such as “ExxonMobil sacked 860 Nigerian workers after over 22 years of slave labour’’, “ExxonMobil respect the rule of law’’, “Supreme Court of Nigeria is higher than ExxonMobil’’.
Other inscriptions read: “ExxonMobil comply with Supreme Court Judgement’’, “Calculated disobedience of Supreme Court judgment on its employees is an insult to the Federal Republic of Nigeria’’, “ExxonMobil masters of slave labour’’ among others.
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