NEWS Beep: PENGASSAN Reacts to Presidency Regarding VP Shetima’s Remarks on Strike Action…..details

PENGASSAN has reacted to the Presidency regarding Vice President Kashim Shettima’s remarks criticizing its strike due to a dispute with the Dangote refinery, stating that the nation is bigger than both Dangote and the Presidency.

Festus Osifo, the National President of PENGASSAN, remarked that the nation’s importance surpasses that of both Dangote and the Presidency.

Osifo stated that PENGASSAN is committed to safeguarding the employment of its members who were dismissed by the Dangote refinery for becoming part of the association. He assured that this commitment will be fulfilled whenever the opportunity arises.

He said, “Of course the nation is bigger than PENGASSAN, the way it’s bigger than Dangote and the Presidency. We have a mandate to protect the jobs of our members, that we will discharge whenever the need arises.

“Should this same event occur again tomorrow, our approach will be exactly the same.”