The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has declared its intention to persist with a nationwide strike against Dangote Refinery, irrespective of a restraining order issued by the National Industrial Court.
In a memo signed by its General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, the union dismissed reports of a valid court injunction halting its action.
“Our attention has been drawn to rumours making rounds on a Court injunction restraining our noble exercise.
“I want to unequivocally state that we have not been served anything of such. Court orders or processes are served via court bailiff and not through social media,” the memo stated.
The PENGASSAN and the private refinery are at loggerheads over unresolved labour issues.
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The General Secretary instructed all comrades to continue the strike until further notice and warned that only official communication channels should be trusted.
“All comrades are therefore directed to continue with the industrial action until further instruction. Only information coming through our official channels should be regarded as authentic,” the association noted.
Okugbawa praised its members for their resolve, adding, “We have just begun, and victory is in sight.”
Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court in Abuja had earlier on Monday restrained PENGASSAN from proceeding with its planned industrial action.
The order followed an ex parte application filed by Dangote Refinery and argued by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, George Ibrahim.
Ibrahim told the court that Dangote Refinery provides essential services critical to Nigeria’s economy and public welfare.
He added that recent sabotage by some employees raised grave safety concerns, prompting a restructuring that affected a few staff.
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