The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has issued a stern directives to its members to cut off the supply of gas to Dangote Petroleum Refinery with immediate effect, the instructions includes the immediate shut down of all crude oil supply valve to the refinery.
Comrade Lumumba Ighotemu Okugbawa, the General Secretary of the association in a message made available to journalist stated that the management of the refinery sacked its members who are workers in the refinery without recourse to the union.
The latter reads: “We bring you fraternal greetings from the National Secretariat. As you are aware, the Management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has disengaged our members in reaction to the exercise of their constitutional right to being unionized.
“They have gone further on a mission of misinformation and propaganda to justify this illegitimacy rather than engaging meaningfully with us to right the wrong.
“Consequent to these, you hereby directed to cut off gas supply to NGIC effective immediately. All crude oil supply valves to the Refinery should be shut. The loading operation for vessel headed there should be halted immediately.
“NGIC Chairman, ensure that gas supply to the Refinery is cut off effective immediately.
“All chairmen on this summon are to report promptly the progress of the
directives.
Kindly accept the assurances of our highest esteem regards. Thank you.
Injury to one, Injury to all”