A new thread for NNPC Hopefuls

[nne_mak]

@Brief bravo!!!!
Please note the date (sat 26th) and other corrections!
Instead of talking the poor performace, simple highlight that the GMD insisted on intewrview the best 20% of the lot that took the exams

[civilguru]

@ Bebrief, welldone for this great work you have done. Am most grateful to you for that. But please, can you help amend the part undeline below to July to september, 2011, because that is the range of time the interview took. The last batch of successful candidates were interviewed at the NNPC towers in mid-august 2011,. Thanks.

[Musty4u]

Bebrief weldon ur labor wil never go in vain, God bless u

[GLY007]

@all, @Bebrief It will be good if this is added to the write ups this were their words during 2012 budget defense.

During 2012 budget defense at the senate (Vanguard February 3^rd 2012)
DPR Director Words
"Addressing the Committees, Director of the DPR, Mr. Austin Olorunshola, however, said the department was about to recruit more staff within the next two weeks. It was, however, not clear if the new staff were factored into the 1,100 staff projected for in the budget".
Also coming from the minister of petroleum
“Continuing, she said “the slight increase in DPR’s recurrent budget represents provisions for anticipated recruitment of new staff to improve the overall effectiveness of the department”

Senate orders DPR to submit nominal roll during 2012 budget defense (Vanguard February 9^th 2012)
DPR Director Words
Director of DPR, Austin Olorunshola, had defended the recurrent budget, saying the department has 250 people on its employment waiting list with another 200 lined up for employment in the second or third quarter of the year.
Senator Magnus Abe word
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Magnus Abe, PDP, Rivers South East, said the order became imperative following the discovering that the DPR has current staff strength of 1,108 with projections to employ additional 250.

[Osezzua]

@all, i bring greetings from Vin20, Pls know that liberation fighters may not necessarily enjoy d benefits of d course they fight for. It is to this end that i challenge everyone who has given his/her support to this course not to set d benefits to be derived from this struggle before them, we should rather set our sights on just making it known to Nigerians who care to listen that few stood Against all odds n were able to initiate a process that Will lead to d death of kangaroo recruitment processes of both government parastatals as Well as in private organisations.
Also remember that utmost care is needed to save a drowning man, otherwise he may pull down his rescuer. It is on this premise that i want the house to anticipate a defensive strategy (Still vague) to be activated by d Current NNPC management as soon as our aims ar being achieved. So Whatsoever it Maybe, do not blame yourselves, Because There couldn't have a better alternative to resolving this recruitment dearth.
Finally, i wish i could join u, but I'm so engaged over here in Benin just trying to earn a honest Living. Pls go ahead n face this challenge believing that There ar so many others, who would have loved to be with u, but for one reason or d other cannot.

I love u all

[Bebrief]

@gly007, your comments are well noted and will be incorporated. @4gkelvin, the paragraph will either be completely removed or modified. Corrections by @civilguru and @nne_mak shall also be effected.

@All, we should also complement our efforts with prayers as buttressed by @naijapatriot12. I wish to therefore request that our Muslim brothers today offer special Friday prayers for the success of our campaign. And on Sunday our Christian faithfuls should offer special prayers at church services nationwide that God may crown all our efforts with success.

With God all things are possible.

[ate1768]

@Bebrief...i say weldone! pls check the caption in the letter addressed to the commisioner of police,lagos. it's supposed to be ''a new THREAD...'' and not ''THREAT''. Thanks. May God deliver us.Amen

[korokoro]

the Minister and management of NNPC lends a listening ear to our ) IT SHOULD INCLUDE DPR TOO.THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT.@BEBRIEF,ONLY GOD CAN REWARD YOUR EFFORT.PLS AT THE CONDOLENCE MESSAGE DPR LOST THEIR STAFF TOO IN THE CRASH,HEAD OF ABUJA OFFICE MR. ANTHONY.THEN AT THIS SENTECE(

@All, we're working on getting the press statement on as many major dailies as possible come Monday 11th June. I wish to appreciate @favouredstan for the effort so far. Also, see attached the acknowledged copies of letters sent to the Police, NNPC and DPR before the June 4th protest. The coordinators of the zones may wish to download and make reference to them for the new of 11th June. Please note that a new first paragraph had been added to the the press statement to carry a word of condolence to the management of NNPC on the ill-fated Dana airline and the loss of life of her members of staff. Please see the revised press statement below:

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

Firstly, we wish to commiserate with the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the loss of some members of her staff in the ill-fated Dana airlines mishap of 3^rd June. We commiserate with the families of the bereaved and pray that God grants eternal rest to the departed. This sad event however, is a clarion call to all Nigerians and people in authority to do the right thing, be it proper maintenance works on an airplane or conducting and successfully concluding a free and fair recruitment process by a government parastatal, and which is the subject of our protest on this anomaly that needs to be addressed.

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:


For 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
Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria


To be delivered on Monday 11^th June 2012 at a peaceful protest/demonstration at all NNPC offices in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Warri.

Attachment 4583

Attachment 4584

Attachment 4585

[Bebrief]

@korokoro, thanks for the info, the condolence will also reflect the loss of DPR's Assistant Director/Abuja Zonal Operations Manager, late Mr Anthony Nwokoagbara to the ill-fated flight.

[ud]

"...that the government, the Minister and management of NNPC lends a listening ear to our plea". Please that should be lend and not lends. Plural subject = plural verb (concord)

@korokoro, thanks for the info, the condolence will also reflect the loss of DPR's Assistant Director/Abuja Zonal Operations Manager, late Mr Anthony Nwokoagbara to the ill-fated flight.

[jeffisme]

Thanks 4gevin for taking up the issues and not labeling anyone the devil because they differ in opinion and approach. There sure will be value from any protest but I dare say the timimg is what I find really suspect especially for a group whose members are largely ananimous. How do you guide against mischief makers infiltrating this protest? Even on this thread we have seen far too many mischevious post.

Be that as it may......are they not better approach to this matter like being developed by Bebrief? How about the power of Social Media......FB, Twitter, BB?

Again I am not asking anyone not to protest on Monday, Just saying it has not come to that.

It is not official until it is official.

[Newbiee]

This is the most noble cause the hopefuls would take, to enable government know that it is no longer business as usual. Yesterday when the acting spokesman was about to respond to the alledged N3.....tr reported in the media, i thought he would also add the recruitment scam issue, but it seems our publication has not gotten to the corporation. i therefore want to advice that we use reputable print media, such as The nation, Punch, Guardian, The sun, Dailytrust, vanguard that are widely read in order to pass our information.

[naijapatriot12]

@all: Honestly I feel this paragraph could give them an easy way to push us aside. @bebrief and favouredstan: I don't intend to Jeopardize the excellent work you have done. You guys are wonderful.


"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"

@ Bebrief and 4gkelvin, I would advise that this paragraph is retained. The reason being that , this is the only time the GMD commented on the recruitment openly. This is our only incoontrovertible proof of the recruitment, as the comment was given wide broadcast then. Secondly, this is a way of reminding the general public that the recruitment, on which basis the GMD made that statement has not been concluded. I would appreciate superior agreements though.There are some changes I want to suggest . I have to admit that the tone of the original piece is a bit on the harsh side, and rough on the edges. In this kind of move, subtle diplomacy is key.
The part that read " the minister under whose watch this hogwash was perpetuated" should read " the minister under whose watch these recruitments are being carried out".
This part "If the NNPC management doesn’t have ulterior motives" should also be discarded. It wont remove the meaning from the sentence.
The bolded part of this should also be removed: "sustaining the avarice of a few, including top management staff of these two organizations". We shouldn't indict people we want to work for.
Other parts that are incendiary and can be removed without any semantic effects are the bolded parts in these sentences: "It needs some reiteration that it is the career of hardworking, deserving young Nigerians that is being toyed with by a privileged few".
The part about the organizations "playing the ostrich" could also be made milder.
I want us to bring in more suggestions. By the end of today I intend coming up with something better from the original piece, by incorporating such suggestions.