Dangote Refinery vs PENGASSAN: Shopper Discussion board warns of gasoline queues in Nigeria  

The Involved Nigerian Customers Discussion board has warned that the Petroleum and Pure Gasoline Senior Workers Affiliation of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) alleged plans to picket the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over alleged mass sackings danger plunging Nigeria again into the darkish period of gasoline queues, black market exploitation, and nationwide embarrassment.

The discussion board made the assertion on Sunday, signed by its president, Comrade Olabisi Taiwo, and secretary, Dr. Justice Akani.

The discussion board harassed it was deeply disillusioned by PENGASSAN’s posture and rhetoric, including that “The union’s actions and statements, if not rigorously examined, danger plunging Nigeria again into the darkish period of gasoline queues, black market exploitation, and nationwide embarrassment.”

Nationwide Belongings Should Be Protected 

• In accordance with the discussion board, the Dangote Refinery isn’t just one other enterprise enterprise however a nationwide asset constructed with non-public capital, designed to unravel a decades-long downside that successive governments failed to deal with.
• The discussion board, citing the refinery firm’s assertion, highlighted that the current reorganisation was necessitated by repeated acts of sabotage that posed security dangers and disrupted operations.

“This isn’t uncommon in industrial settings. Each accountable administration should act decisively to guard their property and guarantee operational effectivity. 

“The refinery nonetheless employs over 3,000 Nigerians and continues to recruit by means of graduate trainee schemes and skilled rent programmes. This isn’t the profile of an organization that’s anti-labour or anti-Nigerian,” the discussion board maintained. 

• The discussion board harassed that inciting public unrest and threatening picketing over unverified claims is allegedly “irresponsible” and contravenes worldwide labour requirements.
• The group urged the Federal Authorities to intervene swiftly, including that the rule of legislation should prevail whereas making certain the refinery’s operations are protected against undue interference.

Backstory 

Earlier on Sunday, PENGASSAN ordered a nationwide strike in response to the dismissal of some Nigerian staff by the Dangote Refinery.

In an announcement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the affiliation’s Common Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, stated the choice adopted an emergency assembly of the union’s Nationwide Govt Council (NEC) held on Saturday.

• Okugbawa described the refinery’s motion as an alleged violation of Nigeria’s labour legal guidelines, the Structure, and worldwide conventions.
• On Friday, the Dangote Group dismissed experiences of mass employees layoffs, clarifying that the continuing reorganisation at its Petroleum Refinery impacts solely a small variety of workers and is aimed toward safeguarding operations and stopping sabotage.
• In an announcement shared by way of the Group’s official X account, the reorganisation is a vital measure to guard the refinery from repeated acts of sabotage which have raised security issues and affected operational effectivity.

Administration famous that intermittent sabotage throughout numerous items has had severe penalties for human life and operational security.

The refinery confirmed that over 3,000 Nigerians proceed to work actively throughout the facility and emphasised that solely a really small variety of employees have been affected by the reorganisation.