Nigerians have been assured by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) that the proposed strike, which is scheduled for Monday, will prevent a shortage of gasoline.
The Dangote Refinery’s alleged widespread dismissal of Nigerian workers had caused the union to order its members to renounce their services across the country.
However, the strike notice has sparked outrage in the general public, with many Nigerians worried that it will cause lengthy filling station queues.
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Festus Osifo, president of PENGASSAN, confirmed that the union had shut down the refineries’ gas supply during a speech on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
What would happen if we disaggregated the results? The effect is not going to be a problem for Nigerians who are waiting to buy PMS, as it is right now, tomorrow, or even by the weekend. Osifo said, “It won’t dovetail into that.”
“Yes, as we speak, we have cut the gas supply to the refineries, the fertilisers, and everything else.” Yes, because we are going to tell the person who laid the golden egg that we are much crazier than they are when they say they are crazy.
Shelve the attack
The Federal Government urged the union to reconsider and put the plan on hold following PENGASSAN’s strike notice.
Muhammad Dingyadi, the minister of labor and employment, stated on Sunday that his ministry has taken steps to stop the two parties’ differences from getting worse.
Dingyadi disclosed that PENGASSAN’s leadership and Dangote Refinery management have been invited to an urgent meeting in his office on Monday to resolve their dispute.
The Minister requested that PENGASSAN’s leadership renounce the strike declaration to allow his ministry to settle the conflict in a calm setting.
“We’ll be at the meeting,” you say.
Osifo confirmed the Federal Government’s invitation to a meeting with the Dangote Refinery in a further statement on the program on Sunday.
He stated that the union would attend the meeting on Monday, but that PENGASSAN’s position is still subject to the Dangote Refinery’s full recall of employees.
He declared that the Federal Ministry of Labor will hold a meeting tomorrow and that he would like to attend.
You can’t send close to 1000 Nigerians to the streets in this way because they are violating their union rights, according to our statement.
Source: Channels TV
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