The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike.
Festus Osifo, PENGASSAN’s president, announced the suspension at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
Osifo stated that an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) resolved to put the strike on hold.
He explained that the move was taken to allow for the implementation of agreements reached during negotiations and as a mark of respect for the Federal Government’s efforts in resolving the standoff.
Thefrontrank reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, had confirmed in a statement that the Dangote Group has agreed to unionisation and will reabsorb the affected refinery workers into other companies within the Group without any loss of pay.
He further assured that no worker will be victimised for their role in the dispute.
Osifo described the resolution as a significant step towards restoring industrial harmony in the oil and gas sector.
He warned that PENGASSAN would resume the industrial action without notice if Dangote Refinery fails to honour the agreement.
