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NUPENG calls off strike in P/Harcourt

The Port Harcourt Zone of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its two-week strike, following the intervention of the Rivers Government.

The union, comprising Rivers and Bayelsa chapters, went on strike because of the sack of 100 workers by two oil servicing companies in the states.

Mr. Charles Eleto, acting Chairman, NUPENG, Port Harcourt Zone, said at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that they went on strike because of anti-labour practices of the two companies.

He said the union would meet with Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Wednesday to formalise the process and chart the way forward.

“We, therefore, advise all members of the union to go back to work and thank the public for their patience and understanding during the strike,” he said.

Mr. Bassey Harry, National Industrial Relations Officer, NUPENG, commended the Rivers Government for intervening to end the strike.
He called on members to resume work and start loading immediately.

“We want to urge all the depots to allow only trucks from Rivers to load products.

“Only those trucks from Rivers should load within 72 hours because of the suspension of the strike,” he said.

Mr. Shedrack Ogbogu, Rivers Commissioner for Energy and Natural Resources, said Wike decided to intervene to stop the misunderstanding between the union and oil servicing companies.

He called on all stakeholders in the crisis to attend a meeting convened by the governor on Wednesday to formally end the strike.

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