Warri Refinery Contractors say outstanding payments for completed Warri Refinery projects have left them facing mounting debts and hardship.
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Aggrieved contractors to the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) Limited, Ekpan, Delta State, have cried out over alleged non-payment by the refinery for contracts executed since 2024.
Aggrieved contractors to the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) Limited, Ekpan, Delta State, have cried out over alleged non-payment by the refinery for contracts executed since 2024.
The contractors said they were particularly pained that the management was yet to consider it worthwhile to address its indebtedness for the various contracts, which they stressed were executed according to specifications and duly certified by the authorities.
The aggrieved contractors warned that they had decided to embark on a peaceful protest to draw attention to their plight, saying they are facing untold hardship, a condition they accused the WRPC management of subjecting them to.
The contractors said they had adopted the peaceful protest as a last resort after several formal appeals to Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Bayo Ojulari, and Refinery Coordinator, Bayo Adenrele, to release funds for the payment of the outstanding debts, the contractors said in a joint statement on Monday.
They stated, “Sadly, the failure of payment is having a negative impact on the contractors who borrowed money to execute the various contracts done.
“Above all, it is having a negative effect on president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda that is working perfectly for the nation.”
Earlier in an S.O.S to Aderenle, the aggrieved contractors stated that banking institutions were not swayed by sentiments even if WRPC had issued promissory note in respect of the contracts executed for the refinery as they obtained loans to carry out the contracts.
The contractors lamented, “Yet, we went the extra mile to source funds for the proper execution of these contracts.
“Our financiers are no longer comfortable with us and are threatening to sell our properties, which we used as collateral since our post-dated cheques issued have rolled over severally.”
The contractors pleaded with the refinery authorities to pay and save them from the embarrassment of inability to meet family responsibilities, saying they are unable to pay their children’s school fees.
Efforts made by THISDAY to get the reaction of the Warri refinery management were not successful, as the members were said to be in a meeting.
