One of the leading Nigerian oil producing company, ExxonMobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited has fired 182 regular and 103 contract staff members in Akwa Ibom State between June and August 1.  

A dependable source who preferred anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Ibeno that those affected were at its administrative block at Qua Iboe Terminal, Ibeno.

The source said: “The company had long paid their contact staff before laying them off.   “Yesterday, when I went to ExxonMobil, the person I went to see at the maintenance office was also sacked.   “He was among the three contact staff disengaged yesterday at Qua Iboe Terminal and more staff members will be retrenched by September.”

A sacked ExxonMobil staff member, Okon Ibanga, said the sack had caused hardship for him in view of the economic crisis in the country.

Ibanga said the company was preparing the entitlements of the sacked workers to ameliorate their sufferings.  

Ibanga alleged that the retrenchment was politicised as majority of those affected were from Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.  

Responding, the Media and Communication Manager at ExxonMobil, Ogechukwu Udeagha, confirmed the development.  

Udeagha said the company had adjusted its business in response to the challenge in the export system.  

“Our response to your inquiry is that we have adjusted our business in response to the challenge in the export system, which necessitated curtail of production,” Udeagha said.

He noted that ExxonMobil’s operations would be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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They never sack the Lagos guys in the Mobil house doing nothing...

How they even recruit the new guys there baffles me

This kain CHANGE wey we voted for...

Of course they have to adjust. This is change.

tempest01:
They never sack the Lagos guys in the Mobil house doing nothing...

How they even recruit the new guys there baffles me

Lols who told you they do nothing?
Thats where they direct and coordinate projects going on offshore, aswell as planning.
ExxonMobil spends alot of time planning and strategiesing, and it's all done in the mobil house. When you take a good look at their project timeline, you will see that more than 60% of the time, is spent planing to ensure the project is executed safely and successfully,
As for the dude saying its mostly akwa ibom n cross river indigenes that are sacked, you guys make up more than 40% of their work force, so retrenchment would definitely cut across you people. I did my IT there so i know what am saying.

Kaycee625:

Lols who told you they do nothing?
Thats where they direct and coordinate projects going on offshore, aswell as planning.
ExxonMobil spends alot of time planning and strategiesing, and it's all done in the mobil house. When you take a good look at their project timeline, you will see that more than 60% of the time, is spent planing to ensure the project is executed safely and successfully,
As for the dude saying its mostly akwa ibom n cross river indigenes that are sacked, you guys make up more than 40% of their work force, so retrenchment would definitely cut across you people. I did my IT there so i know what am saying.

I did my IT and grad IT there so going by your logic I should know more than you