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The Digest:

In a tense standoff over Nigeria's economic future, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association has defiantly responded to Vice President Shettima's criticism, asserting that the nation is "bigger than Dangote and the Presidency" and vowing to take the same strike action again if workers are sacked.

Key Points:
  • PENGASSAN responded to VP Shettima's comment that "Nigeria is greater than PENGASSAN."
  • Union President Festus Osifo stated the nation is also bigger than Dangote and the Presidency.
  • He vowed the union would take the same strike action again if members were sacked.
  • The union defended its right to strike as a legal and necessary means of protecting workers.
  • Simultaneously, pro-Dangote protesters in Kaduna accused the union of "economic terrorism."
  • PENGASSAN's national body dissolved its NGIC chapter for failing to execute the strike fully.
  • The refinery formally thanked President Tinubu for his intervention in the dispute.
This clash reveals a fundamental conflict over the balance between protecting national economic assets and defending fundamental labour rights.

Sources: The PUNCH