APPREHENSION AS PENGASSAN MEMBERS SHUT CRUDE OIL AND GAS SUPPLY TO DANGOTE REFINERY OVER SACK OF HIS STAFF WHO JOINED UNION

By Prosper Olayiwola

Nigerian workers under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) have instructed their members nationwide to immediately cut off gas and crude oil supply to Dangote Refinery.

The directive was issued in a letter by PENGASSAN General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, addressed to branch leaders across oil and gas companies.

The union cited the refinery’s termination of over 800 workers—allegedly for joining the union—as the reason for the action.

Key Orders in the Letter:

Cut off gas supply from NGIC to Dangote Refinery immediately
Shut all crude oil supply valves into the refinery
Halt loading of any vessels bound for Dangote Refinery
Dangote has responded by asserting that the workforce reductions were part of a reorganisation aimed at curbing “acts of sabotage.”

This confrontation intensifies concerns over supply chain disruptions, energy security, and the rights of labour in Nigeria’s oil sector.