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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has agreed to halt its two-day protest against Dangote Refinery, seemingly ending the tension in the country’s oil and gas industry.
The oil business agreed to recall its employees who were fired for being PENGASSAN members at the same time.
The Federal Government, PENGASSAN, and Dangote Refinery met for two days on Monday and Tuesday before making the decision.
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Muhammad Dingyadi, the nation’s labour and employment minister, warned both parties during his speech that “the right of workers to unionise in accordance with Nigerian law must be respected.”
Three main points were made in the post-meeting communique: PENGASSAN will halt the strike and put an end to worker abuse, and Dangote Group would begin reabsorption of fired employees right away.
“Reabsorption of Workers: Without reducing their pay, the Dangote Group management will promptly begin the process of relocating the disengaged employees to other Dangote Group companies,” the statement stated.
There would be no victimisation of workers as a result of their involvement in the impasse, as both parties agreed.
Additionally, PENGASSAN stated that it would “begin the process of calling off the strike.”
Remember how PENGASSAN declared a strike on Sunday and ordered its members to stop supplying Dangote Refinery with petrol and crude?
The walkout by PENGASSAN was a direct reaction to Dangote Refinery firing employees for willingly joining the union.