Labour Minister Muhammad Dingyadi has urged Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN to settle their dispute peacefully, stressing its importance for the economy, workers and national security.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, has called for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing dispute between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). He made the appeal during a meeting convened with both parties and other key stakeholders in the oil and gas sector.
Dingyadi, who chaired the session, said the conflict must be resolved in the national interest. “We want to resolve these issues amicably, for the good of everybody, for the good of our economy, for the good of the security of our nation, and for the good of our workers, and for the good of our employers as well,” he said.
The meeting, scheduled for 2:30 pm on Monday, began around 4 pm, and it was unclear at press time whether it had concluded.
It comes after PENGASSAN directed members to halt crude and gas supply to the refinery over alleged unlawful dismissals, a move Dangote described as “bully and terror tactics.”
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