The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and some of agencies in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources have embarked on a three-day warning strike.
It was gathered that the senior workers downed tools at the Abuja headquarters of the FMPR in protest against the non-payment of their salaries for the past three months.
The strike was embarked upon by PENGASSAN to protest the Federal Government’s inclusion of its members in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information system.
The PENGASSAN’s National Public Relations Officer, who doubles as the Rivers State Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Fortune Obi, confirmed the industrial action.
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The striking senior staff staged a protest in Abuja, displaying various placards with inscriptions such as “IPPIS is a pandemic than COVID-19, the President should act fast,” and “IPPIS office, respect your agreement and come for negotiations” among others.
Officials of the FMPR said they were aware of the protest and the three-day warning strike but declined to comment further on what the ministry was doing to address the situation.
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