PENGASSAN suspends strike

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its concern enactment pursuing the involution of the Federal Government successful the quality betwixt the national and the Dangote Group.

PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, announced the determination astatine a property briefing, stating that an exigency gathering of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) resolved to enactment the onslaught connected hold. According to him, the determination was taken to let for the implementation of agreements reached during negotiations and arsenic a people of respect for the Federal Government’s efforts successful resolving the standoff.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, confirmed successful a connection that the Dangote Group has agreed to unionisation and volition reabsorb the affected refinery workers into different companies wrong the Group without immoderate nonaccomplishment of pay. He further assured that nary idiosyncratic volition beryllium victimised for their relation successful the dispute.

The Federal Government’s mediation squad included the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha; DG DSS, Adeola Ajayi; and DG NIA, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.

PENGASSAN described the solution arsenic a important measurement towards restoring concern harmony successful the lipid and state sector.

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