Ex-NNPC boss to meet PENGASSAN over planned strike

July 6, 2016 10:16 PM

It said that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, would also participate in in the dialogue scheduled for 10 a.m. in Abuja.

Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen.

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The statement, signed by Mr Samuel Olowookere, the Deputy Director (Press) in the ministry, said that the ``crucial meeting’’ was being convened to find a lasting solution to the lingering problems in the oil and gas sector.

It said that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, would also participate in in the dialogue scheduled for 10 a.m. in Abuja.

NAN reports that PENGASSAN has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike beginning from Thursday over some issues, including the alleged mass sack of its members by various oil and gas companies.