courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air....john quincy. Do not give in to dreams, fantacies, and deceit of any kind. tolerance level has been breached! LETS GO THERE!!
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Brethren, this is a final note to us all concerning this protest. Please do know that this is a peaceful protest and no act of violence will be entertained whatsoever. We shall be there to express our harrowing experience with this system of recruitments. Any individual that demonstrates act of violence will be gladly handed over to the police because he has breached our agreement. We must prove civil and make our points known with absolute decorum. Finally, here are the take off points for the various states:Abuja- Total filling Station opposite the towersLagos- Chicken republic by Awolowo road, Ikoyi.PH- Refinery junction
BraveJustice, dats a nice one. Avbn an ardent follower of dis thread rite frm its existence. Dis is ma 1st major contribution. D protest is a welcome devlpmnt n d fact dat its bn agreed to b a peaceful one mks it more awesome. A lot of us who follow d thread bhu do not comment wud luv to b part of dese peaceful protest. I bet u, dia are a whole lot of dem in Warri. May I crave ur indulgence in fixin a venue for Warri hopefuls..I wud suggest NNPC Zonal office, Opp Naval base,along Warri/Sapele Rd.
@ Mr flaunt i think ur suggestion is on track, den u will be d coordinator in warri, we know warri boys very well so u have a lot of job as far cooling their temper, let them no enter naval base. lol, let it be peaceful, we don't intend taking law into our hands,we remains patriotic citizens.
We want dis country 2 excell in gud governance, accountability nd respect 2 rule of law nt corruption. whoever wish us or dis nation bad. we pray d spirit of peace 2 visit him nd change his thoughts,if he is nt d change type,we pray 4 God's intervention b/w d gud peple of dis nation nd his/her evil.
As we hv less dan 24hrs,we pray 4 d success of d protest nd call dose authorities 2 order/bring back things on track, if cancellation of dis process is d best 4 all d hopefuls as long as dis (protest) will bring 2 an end 'shape practices' henceforth, let it b Oh LORD, 2 u all mankind are answerable.
@Musty4u, its okay. I hope to do my best. With this, I implore all Warri hopefuls n well-meaning Warri youths to converge @ NNPC Zonal office gate by 8.30am for d protest..I expect d bunch of PTI stdents who tuk part in d recruitment exercise to show up. I equally xpect oda Warri hopefuls who hav bn commentin on dis thread to show up. Aluta Continua! Victoria Acenta.
Both d spirit n body are willing! Am praying for a successful protest 2morow.
May God guide n protect us all. The aim will b achieved in Jesus Name.(AMEN)
any ideas as to how one can follow the protest live on twitter or facebook?
@All,
Firstly, I want to appreciate the views of @naijapatriot12 to this debacle. your view of "mass inquiry" is bedrock of this peaceful protest. However, I do not agree that questions should not be asked about the almost 2years delay in the process, even after the passage of 2012 budget into law and the probe report now out. This is givin the precedent of the 2008 botched recruitment and the looming retirement of NNPC management. Though we should NOT put words into their mouth by mentioning the PIB, they rather explain themselves and give a definite date for release of letters.
I therefore wish to seek your permission to edit your earlier write-up, to be incorporated as aPress Statement by NNPC/DPR hopefuls to be delivered and published in as many nationaldailiesas possible and to be aired on both radio and TV on Monday 4th June, 2012 ahead of our planned peaceful protest at all NNPC offices in Abuja, Lagos andPort-Harcourt.
Our fundamental human rights to peaceful protest is in line with sections 39-40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as well as Articles 9-11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' right. It baffles me how @ABCD123 resorts to reckless insults and abusive statement in order to "dissuade" those trying to express their civic rights. I believe everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, but no one is entitled to insult the other.
In view of our need to seek police consent and security, I was at office of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos state Police command Ikeja, where I filled an application for permit for a peaceful protest dated 31st May 2012 and officially acknowledged. In my application, I also stated that the same protest shall be taking place in Abuja, Port-Harcourt as in Lagos, so we can all be covered nationwide. In addition, I have notified the Police Public Relations Office as well as the Ikoyi/Onikan Police station appropriately.
Also the press statement has been circulated to media houses to be published on Monday, 4th June 2012. The following media houses have so far been copied: ThisDay, Leadership, The Sun, The Guardian and Vanguard newspapers, as well as CoolFM radio station thru radio presenter Super-C and NTA thru TV presenter, Cyril Stober.
Here is a repeat of the programme for the peaceful protest for tomorrow Monday 4th July 2012:
Time: 8am prompt (no African time)
Lagos: Converge @ Chicken republic by Awolowo road, proceed to NNPC Zonal Office, Ikoyi for protest
Abuja: Converge @ Total filling station opp. NNPC Towers, proceed to NNPC Towers main gate (not visitor's gate) for protest
Port Harcourt: Converge @ Refinery Junction Eleme, proceed to front of Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) for protest
Warri: Converge @ NNPC Zonal office, opp. Naval base, along Warri/Sapele Road for protest
May God bless our efforts...Amen.
The coordinators should print a copy of the press statement below, to be delivered and distributed to press men and women present at the protest:
A PRESS STATEMENT BY CONCERNED NIGERIAN GRADUATES ON THE CONTINUED DELAY OF NNPC/DPR MANAGEMENT TO RELEASE APPOINTMENT LETTERS TO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AFTER MONTHS OF INTERVIEW AND DEHUMANISATION OF NIGERIAN GRADUATES
Sometime around August in 2011, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced to the consternation of Nigerians that 80% of the over 40,000 Nigerians that sat for the recruitment test of the corporation failed. This result was even more disastrous considering the fact that those who failed where either first class or second class upper degree graduates. Nine months later, fellow Nigerians, the successful candidates who were being interviewed at the time that very inauspicious declaration was made do not know their fate. To fully appreciate the import of the following discourse, the reader might need to be informed that this recruitment process began in November 2010, when the NNPC announced recruitment positions in the corporation and its subsidiaries.
On the 25th day of March 2011, over 40,000 young, bright and promising Nigerian youths sat for the NNPC's recruitment test in various locations across the country having met the stipulated recruitment criteria. Many of these young chaps, including yours sincerely, had to pass through a lot of rigors in order to write this test. Many of the candidates had to embark on harrowing journeys on the death traps we call inter-state roads. Others traveled from various parts of the world- Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia on personally funded flights.
On getting to the test venues, instead of a little respite in the form of already sorted out logistics, they were welcome by what could best be described as cut-and-nail arrangements. In their hordes, these hopeful Nigerian youths bore the infernal heat of the sun, as they waited for the officials of the NNPC and Phillips Consulting, to make face-saving reparations to their blighted first impressions. Such was the hope of the "hopefuls", that even though a test that was earlier scheduled for 11am was delayed till about 5pm (and even 6pm in some venues), their resolve was not in a bit deterred. They strained their eyes to make use of the little light the dark halls could afford them. Nothing could better define the enthusiasm of these young ones than the arrival of a newly wedded bride still dressed resplendently in her wedding gown making her way through the crowd to "secure her future".
Despite these inconveniences, 20% of the candidates - as asserted by no less a person than the GMD himself, braved the odds, passed the test and were invited for interviews. The last batch of successful candidates were interviewed at the NNPC towers in mid-august 2011, in a time when the security situation of Nigeria could best be described as tenuous, owing to the endless bombings that were becoming rife. Once again, optimistic Nigerians made the trip to the NNPC towers across lands, air and oceans at personal expense.
As is the tradition, account numbers of the interviewees were collected to facilitate payment of their transportation allowances. Forward to nine months later and the “hopefuls” are still hoping. There is no gain saying that the Phillips Consulting officials and the NNPC senior staff members involved in the recruitment exercise have been paid their allowances, while not even the transportation allowances of the interviewees have been paid.
Nine months gone and counting, hopefuls have been waiting with bated breath for the conclusion of this recruitment process. Hopefuls are increasingly wary, because the conspiracy of silence on this process forebodes ominous signals as was the case with the 2008 recruitment, which was ingloriously swept under the carpet. The expectations have reached feverish pitch as evidenced by discussions on various fora created for this purpose.
The question that keeps begging for an answer is: What offense did the Nigerian youth commit? Even though the issue of the fuel subsidy probe has been espoused as a possible excuse for the delays by some, the corporation and its parent ministry have gone ahead to present and defend budgets for the year which made provisions for increased manpower. If the NNPC management doesn’t have ulterior motives, what then is stopping the release of appointment letters to successful interviewees? If the GMD was so quick to denigrate those who in his allusions are pretenders to the degrees they possess, is it not only fair to reward those who proved their mettle.
The NNPC and her sister organisation, the Department of the Petroleum Resources (DPR) have decided to play the ostrich concerning the recruitment of a few deserving Nigerian youths, whereas in this nation, billions of Naira have gone into sustaining the avarice of a few undeserving persons including top management staff of these two organizations. It is even more disheartening that in the recently held ministerial platform, the Minister under whose watch this hogwash was perpetuated shied away from it. It needs some reiteration that it is the career of hardworking, deserving young Nigerians that is being toyed with by a privileged few. The President, Minister and top management staff of these organizations should remember that “those whose nuts were cracked by benevolent spirits are morally obliged to others”.
The successful conclusion of this process or otherwise will call to question the genuineness of Mr. President’s transformation agenda, which most of the hopefuls bought into, and gave him their votes for. It is unjust that in this nation, a cabal of few persons who brought this nation down on her knees still run amok, whereas the employment of a few thousand youths (whose collective annual wages wouldpale in the face of a single loot) has become a matter of contention. So far, the hopefuls have remained calm. We are gentlemen and ladies in the very sense of it; we are responsible professionals/would be professionals, but there is a point to which we can suffer the evil in the land.
We are therefore taking our destinies in our hands by waging a peaceful protest as law-abiding and responsible citizens to draw the attention of government to the evil menace. It is our hope that the government, the Minister and management of NNPC lends a listening ear to our plea and respond by a speedy conclusion of this long-running recruitment process and invite successful candidates for training.
We appreciate the involvement of media and civil society to our cause as an injustice against the Nigerian youth is one against the nation's future.
GOD BLESS YOU!
GOD BLESS NNPC/DPR!
GOD BLESS NIGERIAN GRADUATES!
GOD BLESSTHE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA!
Signed:
NNPC/DPR hopefuls online forum.
To: All print and electronic media houses in Nigeria
Cc: Group General Manager HR, NNPC
Director, DPR
Group Managing Director, NNPC
HonorableMinister of Petroleum Resources
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
To be delivered on Monday 4th June 2012 at a peaceful protest/demonstration at all NNPC offices in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt
The struggle continues, victory is certain!!!
ALUTA CONTINUA, VICTORIA ACERTA!!!
@ eruan20 there will be live and direct updates on this forum across the states, where information will be shared on situation at hand, suggestion and recommendations will be volunteered, we said it already, no violence please.Originally Posted by eruan20
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