Workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its subsidiaries, yesterday, called off their industrial action after a lengthy meeting with officials of the Federal Government and senior executives of the NNPC.
The workers, under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), said the deliberations which had the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, ended yesterday morning with positive outcomes.The workers also expressed their unalloyed support for the restructuring and change process in the NNPC.
The NNPC social media account quoted the two unions as saying: “The Group Executive Committees (GEC) of NUPENG and PENGASSAN had a marathon meeting with the GMD/Minister of Petroleum (State) and NNPC top management for several hours, ending this morning at 4:30am on the on-going industrial action.
“After exhaustive deliberations, a resolution was signed by the two parties. In view of that, the industrial action is hereby suspended. The GEC salutes your solidarity, understanding and cooperation.”
The two unions commended stakeholders for the cooperation and support extended to them during the struggle.
Also, the NNPC, in a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, said the two in-house unions reviewed their stance after a decision was reached to set up a committee with representatives from the unions and NNPC management to look into the new NNPC structure, with a view to considering any suggested amendment where necessary.
He added that consensus was reached on other outstanding issues bordering on pension matters, job security as well as staff performance and appraisal.
At the end of the meeting, Alegbe disclosed that the leadership of the two unions expressed strong commitment towards eliminating the prevailing challenges experienced by members of the public in accessing petroleum products across the country.
The workers, under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), said the deliberations which had the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, ended yesterday morning with positive outcomes.The workers also expressed their unalloyed support for the restructuring and change process in the NNPC.
The NNPC social media account quoted the two unions as saying: “The Group Executive Committees (GEC) of NUPENG and PENGASSAN had a marathon meeting with the GMD/Minister of Petroleum (State) and NNPC top management for several hours, ending this morning at 4:30am on the on-going industrial action.
“After exhaustive deliberations, a resolution was signed by the two parties. In view of that, the industrial action is hereby suspended. The GEC salutes your solidarity, understanding and cooperation.”
The two unions commended stakeholders for the cooperation and support extended to them during the struggle.
Also, the NNPC, in a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, said the two in-house unions reviewed their stance after a decision was reached to set up a committee with representatives from the unions and NNPC management to look into the new NNPC structure, with a view to considering any suggested amendment where necessary.
He added that consensus was reached on other outstanding issues bordering on pension matters, job security as well as staff performance and appraisal.
At the end of the meeting, Alegbe disclosed that the leadership of the two unions expressed strong commitment towards eliminating the prevailing challenges experienced by members of the public in accessing petroleum products across the country.
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