The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria PENGASSAN on Wednesday vowed that the union will not hesitate to resume strike if Dangote refinery reneged on the agreement they both signed to.
PENGASSAN President, Comrade Festus Osifo, who made the vow while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, 1 October, 2025, said the decision to suspend its nationwide strike was taken out of respect for the federal government.
According to Osifo, the National Executive Council (NEC) of PENGASSAN agreed to suspend the action in a show of patriotism, even though the union remained dissatisfied with aspects of the communique signed under the Ministry of Labour’s supervision.
Osifo said, “Remember, we are only suspending, and we didn’t call off. We will be monitoring and following closely on any slip on the part of Dangote. If any part of this agreement, or any part of this communique as put up by the Ministry of Labour, is broken, we will not give any notice, we will not give any warning, and we will resume the suspended industrial action immediately.
“We have only suspended the industrial action in respect of the government of the land. As an institution, are we completely happy with what was provided? The answer for us is no,” he added.
On Sunday, PENGASSAN ordered a nationwide strike in response to the dismissal of some Nigerian workers by the Dangote Refinery.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, commissioned in 2023 with a touted capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has faced recurring disputes with oil sector unions.
