NIGERIA
Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has suspended it
nationwide strike called in solidarity with independent petroleum
products marketers over unpaid subsidy claims among others.
The
suspension was sequel to a decision reached by stakeholders at a
meeting convened by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, and
attended by officials of the the Ministry of Finance, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory
Agency, PPPRA, Jetties and Petroleum Tank Farm Owners Association,
JEPTFON, and NUPEN, in Abuja, on Friday night.
NUPENG
had on Friday began the indefinite strike over the payment of 2012
petroleum subsidy arrears, the state of the refineries, labour issues
concerning SPDC, bad roads in the country, and restructuring of loans of
JEPTFON members.
The
communique said, “After noting the concerns expressed by the NUPENG and
JEPTFON, government affirmed that the payment of petroleum subsidy for
2012 has commenced. The issuance of Sovereign Debt Notes (SDN)
for verified and processed batches will be concluded within two weeks.”
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