The National Union
of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called off its three-day
nationwide warning strike.
NUPENG’s President,
Igwe Achese, announced the suspension at a meeting called at the instance of
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.
Other groups at the
meeting were the
Petroleum and
Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Nigeria National
Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC), National Salaries and Wages Commission, oil and
Servicing companies, among others.
NUPENG gave a notice
of three-day warning strike on Tuesday, over disputes with International Oil
Companies, over indiscriminate sack of workers without benefits and refusal to
allow their workers to join union.
“I am happy to say
that each and every issue raised has been addressed and I hope that all parties
will be committed to implement the agreement. We have therefore decided to call
off the three- day warning strike."
Achese commended the
minister for his intervention in addressing the issues raised by the union.
NAN reports that
Ngige commended PENGASSAN for also calling off the warning strike. He also gave
the oil companies two weeks to resolve all outstanding issues.
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