The Federal Government has urged the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENSASSAN, to reconsider its proposed strike starting on Monday over its dispute with Dangote Refinery.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingya.di, made the plea on Sunday, adding that his Ministry has taken steps to bring both parties to a roundtable to stop the dispute from escalating.
Dingyadi said invitations have been extended to the leadership of PENGASSAN and the management of Dangote Refinery to attend an emergency meeting in his office on Monday for the conciliation of the dispute.
The Minister called on the leadership of PENGASSAN to withdraw the strike declaration to allow his office to conciliate the dispute in a peaceful atmosphere.
The Minister urged the feuding parties to give peace a chance, assuring them that the Federal Government would resolve the dispute amicably to the satisfaction of all the parties involved and in the national interest.
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