Oil workers may shut down production Friday

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has threatened to shut down crude oil production on Friday if the Federal Government fails to yield to the demand of Nigerians for the reversal of the removal of subsidy on petrol.

The association made the threat on Wednesday in a statement signed by its National President, Mr. Babatunde Ogun.

Although the association did not say the exact time it would shut down production, its Lagos branch Chairman, Rev. Folorunsho Ogini, said in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents that if the government failed to address the grievances of the people, the body would shut down crude production nationwide from Friday.

“Now that the Federal Government has decided to be callous minded, we hereby direct all production platforms to be on red alert in preparation for total production shutdown,” Ogun said in the statement.

According to him, PENGASSAN is fully in support of the mass action called by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, saying, “We hereby thank all Nigerians for their resolve on this peaceful mass protest.”

He said as an affiliate of TUC, PENGASSAN offices across the nation also observed the industrial action, which commenced on Monday.

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