Former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has explained why the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery should reinstate Nigerian workers recently dismissed from the company.
This is even as he appealed to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, to suspend its planned decision to cut off gas supplies to the refinery in protest.
In a statement posted on his X handle on Monday, Sani urged the refinery to respect labour rights, noting that freedom of association and unionisation are protected under Nigerian law.
He wrote: “Dangote should recall the workers sacked because of their decision to join their trade unions, and PENGASSAN should suspend their decision to cut off gas supplies to Dangote Refinery. The nation is proud of Dangote’s Refinery and its unprecedented level of success, but the right of workers to unionise is embedded in the laws of our country.”
The advice comes amid the feud between Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN after the former terminated appointments of over 800 workers for voluntarily joining the union.
