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Presidential campaigner of the Labour Party successful the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has expressed interest implicit the nationwide onslaught declared by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), which connected Monday paralysed activities successful cardinal lipid and state regulatory institutions.
The strike, which followed a play directive by the union’s National Executive Council, unopen down operations astatine the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Reacting to the development, Obi, successful a station connected X, faulted the government’s handling of the situation, informing that the concern enactment was already worsening the plight of Nigerians and hurting the economy.
“I americium disquieted astir the deficiency of effect by the Government to the menace and eventual commencement of a onslaught by PENGASSAN, which is already having a precise adverse interaction connected Nigerian citizens and the Nigerian economy,” Obi said.
He urged the Federal Government to enactment decisively, stressing that the situation indispensable beryllium resolved successful a mode that safeguards the interests of each stakeholders.
“I powerfully entreaty to the Federal Government to intervene rapidly to resoluteness this quality successful a mode that protects the interests of the Nigerian people, Nigerian workers, Nigerian investors, and the system astatine large. The extortion of these interests successful a win-win mode is the superior work of immoderate liable Government,” helium added.
Obi further warned that labour disputes should beryllium addressed aboriginal to debar prolonged crises.
“The Federal Government indispensable larn to nip successful the bud the labour situation that has the imaginable of creating further suffering for the already struggling citizens of our beloved country,” helium said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government is said to person moved to defuse tensions betwixt PENGASSAN and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has appealed to the national to reconsider its concern enactment successful the involvement of peace.
On Sunday, a elder authorities root told Vanguard that officials from the ministry are engaging stakeholders to resoluteness the quality amicably.
“Government officials purpose to impact each parties successful their efforts to resoluteness the feud,” the root said.
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