(PENGASSAN) has declared a nationwide strike, sparking fears of fuel
scarcity in the country.
PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, confirmed the union’s position during
his appearance on Sunrise Daily on Monday.
“Today, PENGASSAN has declared a strike,” he said in an interview on the
Channels Television breakfast programme.
He added, “Today our members are sitting at home and we will continually
watch the situation and if we need to rev it up, we will definitely rev
it up.”
Osifo explained that the industrial action followed the inability of the
Federal Government to address the issues raised by the oil and gas
workers.
He stated that the union had given the government a seven-day ultimatum
in a statement issued on Monday last week to respond to the issues.
Another issue that is of concern to the union, according to the
PENGASSAN president, is that relating to the action of a private oil
company.
He accused the company of destroying PENGASSAN structure in its
workforce, stressing that the management sacked literarily all union
executive members and went ahead to lock members out for a very long
time.