President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed-doors with the leaders of the NUPENG and PENGASSAN at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
At the end of the meeting, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, briefed State House, Abuja.
According to him, the meeting was held to promote peace and harmony in the oil sector.
He said: “The meeting with the President was basically to review in the oil industry some of the concerned areas that he himself is trying to find joint solutions and share thoughts.
“Like you know his Excellency has too many constituencies first will be politics, second army and the third will be the oil industry. So matter of this nature touches his heart very much. And this is the first opportunity that the unions have had to spend a bit of time with him as a father.