Nigeria, April 7 -- The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) Group Executive Council (GEC) have expressed concerns over the company's plan to fill top management position with externally recruited personnel.

In a letter dated 4 April, addressed to the NNPC Chief Human Resources Officer, NUPENG and PENGASSAN said they cannot accept or support the recruitment of senior and management staff from outside the company.

The letter, titled 'Filling of top management positions in NNPC Limited with externally recruited personnel is unacceptable to PENGASSAN and NUPENG GEC', was signed b...