The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has denied reports of a court injunction restraining its ongoing industrial action.
In an official directive addressed to all members, PENGASSAN National Executive officer Comrade Lumumba Okugbawa, urged members to continue with the strike until further directive from its leadership.
Okugbawa commended workers for their resilience and reaffirmed the Association’s determination to stay the course.
According to Vanguard, he said: “On behalf of the National leadership of our great Association, I sincerely wish to commend you all for the courage we exhibited today in standing up for what is right. We have just begun and victory is in sight.
“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.”
He directed members to disregard the rumours and continue with the strike.
“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,” he said.
PENGASSAN further instructed members to seek clarifications only through recognised structures.
Okugbawa said: “Any further clarification you need should be sought from higher organs of the Association. Aluta Continua, Victoria Ascerta.”
Naijaonpoint reports that PENGASSAN is currently on a nationwide strike action over a dispute with Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja had reportedly restrained PENGASSAN from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE.
Justice Emmanuel Danjuma Subilim, in a ruling on an ex-parte application by Dangote Refinery on Monday, stopped the defendants which included Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum, and the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, from cutting crude and gas supplies to Dangote Refinery.
Delivering a brief ruling on an ex-parte application, Justice Subilim held that the balance of convenience was in favour of the Applicants as the continuation of the strike will irreparably damage its business and cripple to provision of essential services to the Nigerian public.
The Judge held that it was in the interest of justice for the Court to restrain the Respondents to preserve the industrial peace and further aid the continuous provision of essential services to the Nigerian public pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
Justice Subilim while granting the restraining order, directed that same be served on the defendants immediately along with motion on notice.
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