Strike: IPMAN asks FG, PENGASSAN to resolve dispute

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday urged the Federal Government and oil workers to resolve their differences through dialogue.

The Chairman Lagos State chapter of IPMAN, Mr Adebayo Ajayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the oil workers’ strike would impose hardship on Nigerians.

Ajayi said the warning strike was already affecting some of his members as they could no longer load their trucks at the depots.

He added that the strike was ill-timed as it would affect Nigerians, especially during the Yuletide.

Ajayi advised the oil workers to use the opportunity of the meeting with the Federal Government representatives to resolve all the outstanding issues and return to work.

Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers had on Monday began a three-day warning strike.

They are demanding the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill and conversion of all contract staff to regular workers in accordance with the oil and industry guidelines.

They equally said the refineries should not be sold while asking the government to explain how about $1.6bn voted for the Turn Around Maintenance of the refineries had been utilised for the purpose it was meant for.

NAN reports that motorists in Abuja on Monday decried the three-day action in some parts of the country.

Many fuel stations in Abuja had long queues, prompting heavy vehicular traffic on some major roads.

However, the situation was different in Lagos as there was no queue of motorists in all the filling stations.