Oil workers threaten strike over petroleum bill – The Guardian
December 3, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has threatened to shutdown the country’s oil and gas operations indefinitely if the National Assembly proceeds to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law without making the authentic version of the bill public for national discussion.
Also, member representing Oredo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Patrick Obahiagbon, has pledged to lead a public protest over the current state of the Lagos-Benin Highway if the road is not promptly fixed.
Addressing a media conference yesterday at the National Assembly, Obahiagbon recalled that two years ago he sponsored a motion drawing the attention of the House to the state of the Lagos-Benin road, especially its Ore-Benin City portion, urging the Federal Government to repair it, which members passed.
He also recalled that former Minister of Transport, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, wept and apologised to the nation while inspecting the road, raising expectation that the highway would be fixed immediately.
