Nigerian oil workers suspended their five-day
strike Friday after a meeting with the petroleum
minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
President Goodluck Jonathan had waded into the
crisis Friday, directing Mrs. Alison-Madueke to
immediately convene a meeting with striking oil
workers’ unions.
The meeting which began in the afternoon was
ongoing at the presidential villa as of 7p.m.
Friday.
The meeting came as scarcity of fuel bit harder
across the country.
PREMIUM TIMES understood that the president
had directed Mrs. Alison-Madueke to dialogue
with the leaders of the two main oil workers
unions, the Petroleum and National Gas Senior
Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and
National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Workers, NUPENG, over their grievances.
The oil workers had downed tools over the
management of their pensions.
The unions also demanded the government to
take Turn Around Maintenance of Nigeria’s four
refineries more seriously.
Other demands of the unions include the need for
increased allocation of crude oil for local refining
to help reduce the growing reliance on
importation of petroleum products for domestic
consumption.
“Government has given a commitment to resolve
all issues particularly the issue of Turn Around
Maintenance and increment of allocation of crude
oil,” the secretary of PENGASSAN, Bayo
Oluwoshile told PREMIUM TIMES.
Source: https://m.premiumtimesng.com/headlines/168373-breaking-fuel-scarcity-oil-workers-suspend-strike.html

Mtcheew.

Nairalane: Mtcheew.

come on you should be happy. Atleast there won't be anymore queues.
I for one detest buying fuel in the black market.

Thank God. Now let our power be restored. Tired of the darkness.