The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has dissolved the branch executives of the Nigeria Gas Infrastructure Company Ltd (NGIC) and the NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML).
The decision, contained in a report obtained by TheCable on Monday, followed what the union described as the failure of the branch leaders to fully enforce a gas supply shutdown to Dangote refinery during last month’s strike.
Naijaonpoint reports that PENGASSAN on September 28, embarked on a nationwide strike, directing members to cut gas supply to the refinery. But according to the national leadership, the NGIC/NGML branches failed to deliver on the order.
The executives were also accused of colluding with management and accepting monetary inducements to frustrate the shutdown, allegations the congress members strongly rejected.
“These allegations are serious and if continued to be spread may taint the image of the executives and call into question their integrity,” members wrote in their appeal.
The NGIC/NGML congress argued that their branch executives had taken unprecedented risks to enforce the directive, including shutting down facilities and damaging assets, despite heavy military presence.
“It is also important to state that at no point did the branch executives tell anyone that Dangote has been shut down 100%. They only said they shut down some valves along the line and the inlet from OB3 to Oben, hoping pressure would drop after a few hours. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out as expected,” the report read.
The members insisted their leaders acted in good faith and should not be punished for an “unsuccessful struggle.”
Rejecting the bribery allegations, the group said the executives “had done more than enough to carry out the directives of the national body, even at the risk of their own safety.”
They warned that if the accusations and dissolution stood, it could discourage members who had shown solidarity during the strike.
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