Fuel Scarcity Trails Up, Oil Workers Threaten To Embark On A Strike Tomorrow

It appears another episode of petroleum scarcity is
about to hit Nigerians as members of the Petroleum
and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association [PENGASSAN]
and their counterparts in the National Union of
Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers [NUPENG], are set
to begin a nationwide strike starting from tomorrow Monday December 15th.
According to Premium Times, the oil workers are heading for a strike action due to unresolved labor
issues with the federal government, underfunding of
the Petroleum Training Institute in Delta state as well
as the yet to be passed Petroleum Industry Bill PIB. "We (the oil workers) have sufficient reasons,
based on information available to us, to believe
that the law makers are not prepared to pass
the law, even as the state of the country's
petroleum industry has continued to deteriorate
as a result of the absence of a regulatory and legal framework for the industry," an official
of the petroleum workers body said. The oil workers are said to also be aggrieved over
the decision of the management of Total Nigeria to
sack the PENGASSAN zonal Secretary in Port Harcourt
as well as the lack of promotion for workers of the
Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF). 0