Nigerian oil workers went on strike Friday
to press the government in addressing issues affecting their industry,
according to a spokesman of a prominent local workers' union.
Emmanuel
Ojugbana, spokesman for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff
Association of Nigeria, also known as PENGASSAN, told Anadolu Agency its
members in offices and downstream sector would not resume work
following the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday.
The
Nigerian government is yet to react to the latest union action. Office
of the secretary to the government did not respond to Anadolu Agency's
request for comment.
The union had last
week issued a strike notice to the government after both sides failed
to resolve issues, including demands for government funds to support
workers’ welfare among others.
“As we
are speaking now, some of our members that are in the offshore have been
withdrawn, while others who are on critical equipment have commenced
gradual shutting down of such equipment before their final
disengagement,” the union said in a statement Thursday night.