Nigeria: Strike – Oil Workers Vow to Cripple Economy

Oil workers under the under the umbrellas of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN yesterday vowed to cripple the economy by embarking on indefinite strike to protest the sale last week of the Port Harcourt Refinery, and Stallion House early this year by the Federal Government.

The unions, under the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday stated that unless the Federal Government meets their demands latest by yesterday (Wednesday 12 midnight), they will join their counterparts in NNPC and other government affiliates in the action which begins today (Thursday).

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