Dangote Petroleum Refinery has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his role in resolving the dispute between the refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
The refinery commended President Tinubu’s intervention, which resulted in the abatement of PENGASSAN’s disruptive actions against the refinery.
In a statement on Sunday, the Dangote Refinery said, “Dangote Refinery is grateful to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, for his intervention, through his ministers and senior officials, which resulted in the abatement of the disruptive actions of PENGASSAN against the Refinery.
“We remain very grateful to these officials for their patriotism and national services.”
The dispute between Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN centered around unionization and the alleged sack of over 800 Nigerian workers by the refinery, leading to a nationwide strike by the union.
However, following a reconciliation meeting led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Dingyadi, PENGASSAN announced the suspension of its industrial action.
The refinery praised the government’s efforts, particularly the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Minister of Labour and Employment, and other top government officials, for their role in resolving the dispute.
The refinery also thanked Nigerians for their supportive voices and words of encouragement.
“You gave us hope and reinforced our belief in the Nigerian nation and people as the backbone of our enterprise.
”Be assured that we would continue to work for and in your interest and persist in always protecting that interest against rent. Seekers, economic saboteurs and economic squatters, ” the statement said.
The refinery assured Nigerians that it would not relent in serving the nation faithfully and diligently through the uninterrupted production of petroleum products.
“Our commitment to the Nigerian nation and our pact with its people remain undiluted, undiminished and unalterable notwithstanding the distractions from our detractors and the saboteurs in our midst,” the statement added.
The Federal Government had earlier announced that the industrial dispute between PENGASSAN and the management of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery had been resolved.
The reconciliation meeting, led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Dingyadi, was moved to the Office of the National Security Adviser after it ended earlier in a deadlock.
The meeting followed the notice to stop gas supply to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the withdrawal of services by PENGASSAN.
The rift centered around unionization and the alleged sack of over 800 Nigerian workers by the refinery, leading to a nationwide strike by the union.
Several top government officials were involved in resolving the dispute, including the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha.
Others were the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Following the meeting, PENGASSAN announced the suspension of its industrial action. The Dangote Refinery’s commitment to the Nigerian nation and its people is unwavering, and it remains dedicated to serving the country’s interests.
