The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to stop redundancy in the nation’s oil and gas industry.
PENGASSAN president, Mr. Francis Johnson, made the appeal while speaking with journalists at the ongoing 5th Triennial National Delegates’ Conference of PENGASSAN in Abuja.
The theme of the conference is: “Emerging Trends in the Oil and Gas Industry and its Impacts on Labour Movement in Nigeria.
He said: “We demand that the government should stem the wave of redundancy in the oil and gas industry, especially by the International Oil Companies (IOCs) and other service companies.
“We have resolved to resist the growing redundancy tendencies in the industry under any guise.
“We demand that the no process of redundancy shall be undertaken by any management without express involvement of the National Secretariat of the Association.
“We therefore demand that National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), should put in place a clear policy statement to address this unfortunate trend in the industry.”
Johnson, however, frowned at the oil and gas companies for continuous disobedience to the tripartite agreements reached between their managements, unions and the Federal Government.
He said the oil and gas managements have failed to keep to agreements and directives of the Ministers of Labour and Employment and the Petroleum Resources to ensure job security in the sector.
NAN