Tuesday 24 June 2014

Core community contractors slam Mobil over nonchalant attitude

Core community contractors slam Mobil over nonchalant attitude
 
* Issues 14 days ultimatum

Mobil core community contractors of Ibeno, Ekek, Onna and Esit- Eket under the aegis of “Joint Core Contractor Association” are angry with the management of Mobil producing Nigeria (MPN) over selective and disdain award of contracts to its members.

The forum in a letter addressed to the manager, Field Operation Procurement of Mobil and signed by Chief Friday Ebong, joint chairman and Pastor Godwin  Eleazar, joint Assistant secretary said for the past years the oil company has not given its members meaningful contracts while contractors from other parts of the country have been heavily patronized.

The group described the attitude of Mobil as very segregational, appalling, victimizing and retrogressive because as stakeholders, and in keeping with the local content law of the Federation, they deserve a better deal and partnership with the oil giant.

“We are competent to handle major contracts both onshore and offshore but for the past many years no meaningful contract has been awarded to our members while juicy contracts are given out to others on segregational basis”, the forum said, adding that the departments that have continuously neglected them includes; Maintenance/Operation, Marine, Nigerian Project/Organisation (NPO) onshore/offshore, Field Maintenance Service department (FMS), construction department (offshore), purchasing (local & foreign), Aviation and Joint Venture Operation Department (JVO) among others.

The contractors issued a 14 day ultimatum to the company to wake up and address the injustices meted out to them or face a legitimate show-off.

The forum stressed the need for Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) to develop indigenous contractors with good quality contracts so that they can also stand out and compete with other contractors both national and international.

Speaking separately, Chief Friday Ebong, said that the joint core contractors Association has written to the company severally seeking audience with top management of the oil firm in order to create a mutual working relationship but that the company has always shown a nonchalant attitude towards them.

Chief Ebong lampooned MPN over its disdainful approach to local contractors by way of communication, pointing out that just last week, executive members of the indigenous contractors secured an appointment to meet with top management of the company only for the company to send-in staff who cannot by virtue of their position make any policy statement, to the meeting, which warranted them to stage a work-out.

He urged the company to expedite action in correcting the wrong done core community contractors for the interest of all stakeholders.

When contacted the manager public affairs, Mr. Akaniyene Esiere said that management is aware of the complaints of the core community contractors.

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