The Federal Government has called on the Petroleum and Gas Senior
Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), to halt its planned nationwide
strike.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the appeal in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Ngige urged the association to reconsider its decision.
The statement was signed by the Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of
Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere, who said the minister asked
PENGASSAN call off the strike in the interest of the country.
“By that agreement, Neconde shall invite the sacked branch chairman
of PENGASSAN and hold heart-to-heart discussion with him while PENGASSAN
is to hold back proposed action pending the reconvening of the meeting
in the second week of January, 2018 when other contending issues
relating to other oil companies would also be sorted out,” the ministry
explained.