The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has put its planned strike on hold following the intervention of government and all other stakeholders in the industry, a statement issued by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said.
The Corporation, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Dr. Levi Ajuonuma, urged members of the public to desist from panic buying of petroleum products.
“I want to assure everybody that there is no need to scramble for petroleum products as we have enough to go round. The government has opened a communication channel with NUPENG and they have since put the pending strike action in the cooler to allow for more positive engagement with government,’’ Ajuonuma stated.
? The NNPC also cautioned members of the public to refrain from hoarding of petroleum products following recent reports that NUPENG wa=s set to embark on a nationwide strike from today.
“In the last few days the news media were awash with reports that NUPENG is embarking on strike in solidarity with the Jetty and Petroleum Tank Farm Owners of Nigeria (JEPTFON) over a lingering debt issue with some financial institutions,’’? Ajuonuma observed.
He however,? explained that consumers of petroleum products have no cause to panic as the matter was being handled by the government and other stakeholders.