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We Did Not Sign Reconciliation Agreement, PENGASSAN Says After Strike Suspension
['Nosakhale Akhimien']
Channels Television
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué that ended its recent strike against Dangote Refinery.
Appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, PENGASSAN president, Festus Osifo, said the document presented at the meeting was not an agreement.
We have been around for 50 years before the Dangote Refinery came on stream.”Strike SuspensionOn Wednesday, the PENGASSAN President announced the suspension of the strike in Abuja.
The union accused Dangote Refinery of illegally sacking more than 800 Nigerians and replacing them with “over 2,000 Indians.”The Trade Union Congress supported PENGASSAN.
Meanwhile, the National Industrial Court had issued a seven-day interim injunction restraining PENGASSAN from continuing the strike.