This strike should not be allowed to go on as it will spoil the yuletide season for Nigerians. Oil workers under the aegis of the NUPENG and PENGASSAN are set commence a nationwide strike on Monday to protest the inability of the Federal Government to carry out turnaround maintenance of the nation’s four refineries and reduce pump prices of petrol in line with the slump in global prices of crude oil.
The unions said their members had been fully mobilised, adding that the strike would not be suspended until there was a strong commitment from the government and managements/operators of affected oil companies on the issues.
They said in a joint statement on Sunday by PENGASSAN Media and Information Officer, Babatunde Oke, that the strike would affect all oil and gas operations in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.
The over 40 percent decline in the price of crude oil is expected to have brought about a reduction in the pump prices of petroleum products in the country, as seen in other countries around the world.
The oil workers had last Monday threatened to embark on the industrial action should the government fail to meet their demands.
PENGASSAN's President, Francis Johnson, in a telephone interview with Punch on Sunday night, confirmed the strike report. “We are starting the strike and as events unfold, we will let people know.”
The workers are also protesting the termination of national officers of two unions without justification.
They also demanded that government put in place alternative strategies to stop pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft, convene an industry stakeholders’ forum on the PIB status and falling crude oil prices and address the ongoing high rate divestment in the industry and its attendant job losses.
Sunday 14 December 2014
Trouble: Oil Workers Begin Nationwide Strike Today
This strike should not be allowed to go on as it will spoil the yuletide season for Nigerians. Oil workers under the aegis of the NUPENG and PENGASSAN are set commence a nationwide strike on Monday to protest the inability of the Federal Government to carry out turnaround maintenance of the nation’s four refineries and reduce pump prices of petrol in line with the slump in global prices of crude oil.
The unions said their members had been fully mobilised, adding that the strike would not be suspended until there was a strong commitment from the government and managements/operators of affected oil companies on the issues.
They said in a joint statement on Sunday by PENGASSAN Media and Information Officer, Babatunde Oke, that the strike would affect all oil and gas operations in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.
The over 40 percent decline in the price of crude oil is expected to have brought about a reduction in the pump prices of petroleum products in the country, as seen in other countries around the world.
The oil workers had last Monday threatened to embark on the industrial action should the government fail to meet their demands.
PENGASSAN's President, Francis Johnson, in a telephone interview with Punch on Sunday night, confirmed the strike report. “We are starting the strike and as events unfold, we will let people know.”
The workers are also protesting the termination of national officers of two unions without justification.
They also demanded that government put in place alternative strategies to stop pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft, convene an industry stakeholders’ forum on the PIB status and falling crude oil prices and address the ongoing high rate divestment in the industry and its attendant job losses.
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