PENGASSAN ACTIONS MAY DECREASE FUEL SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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A seven-day ultimatum has been issued to the federal government because of the "anti-labor policies" of some oil and gas companies by The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) .

 In a statement Thursday, the association said the action would lead to the closure of all oil and gas facilities, causing disruptions in fuel supply and distribution across the country. The government is currently fighting to end queues at the country's petrol stations. In October, PENGASSAN issued a warning after a meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC), exposing their grievances following the dismissal of some oil workers who were members of the association. Lumumba Okugbawa, Secretary General of PENGASSAN, who signed the statement, also lamented the sacking of oil workers, accusing the federal government of turning a blind eye to the situation. "The case of Oildata Services in Port Harcourt and Neconde Energy Ltd (Nestoil) is of particular concern because the issue of the dignity of work and the violation of workers' rights to freedom of association, mass sack of workers that joined the union and dehumanization of same in total disrespect to rule of engagement and the laws of the land, he disclosed.
"We called the regulatory agencies ... the Federal Ministry of Labor and Employment, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to call them to order, but this was not the case. "After exploring all the options ... and an apparent failure of the competent government authorities to call these recalcitrant organizations to order, PENGASSAN gives the federal government and its relevant agencies seven days' notice to launch a national strike on 18 December."

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