The Petroleum and Natural Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) may suspend its strike on Tuesday, the Deputy Director of Press, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mr. I dang Alibi, said on Monday.
Alibi told The Nation on telephone that the meeting between PENGASSAN and the Federal Government was held at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) towers, Abuja and adjourned to Tuesday.
He said, “A meeting between PENGASSAN and the federal government was held today (Monday). It just ended and will continue tomorrow (Tuesday). The major issue was the suspension of the strike and they said they were waiting for their NEC members to return.
“At the end, a communique will be issued and there is a likelihood that they will call off the strike on Tuesday. That is what I can tell you.”