Court Bars NUPENG From Shutting Down Dangote Refinery, Others Over Dispute

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association person been restrained from taking immoderate measurement oregon concern enactment to unopen down oregon disrupt accumulation activities astatine the Dangote Refinery.

The 2 bodies were stopped from embarking connected immoderate concern onslaught done their members and agents pending the resolutions of a suit brought against them by Dangote Petroleum Refinery.

Justice E. D Subilim of the National Industrial Court successful Abuja issued the restraining bid portion ruling successful an ex-parte question brought earlier the tribunal by Dangote Petroleum Refinery, MRS Oil Nigeria Limited and MRS Oil and Gas Company Limited.

The ex-parte question marked NICN/ABJ/279/2024 was argued connected behalf of the 3 applicants by George Ibrahim SAN of Ogwu James Onoja SAN and Law Firm, Abuja.

Dangote Refinery had successful the question prayed the tribunal for an bid of interim injunction restraining NUPENG, its members, agents oregon privies from embarking connected immoderate concern enactment aimed astatine crippling, shutting down its operations oregon frustrating its concern activities pending the determination of its question connected notice.

The Refinery besides sought different bid stopping Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association, its members, agents and privies from joining immoderate onslaught orchestrated by NUPENG against it with a presumption to frustrating its business.

The lipid institution and the 2 different applicants likewise asked Justice Subilim to bid the Association and its members to proceed petroleum trucking services to them and the Nigerian nationalist pending the proceeding of their question connected notice.

The ex-parte question was brought pursuant to Order 22 Rules 1, 2 and 3 arsenic good arsenic Order 17 Rules 1 and 4 of the Industrial Court and Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution.

Justice Subilim upon taking the statement of the elder lawyer, granted the request, restraining NUPENG and its members and agents from embarking connected immoderate signifier of onslaught enactment until the issues successful quality were resolved.

The Judge besides stopped the Association and its members from joining oregon participating successful immoderate concern enactment orchestrated by NUPENG against the 3 applicants with a presumption to frustrating their businesses.

Specifically, the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association and its members were to proceed rendering their services to the applicants until each issues were resolved.