A former lawmaker from Kaduna State, Shehu Sani, has called on the management of Dangote Refinery to immediately reinstate workers allegedly dismissed for joining trade unions, describing the move as a violation of constitutional rights and a threat to industrial peace.
Sani said this on his official X handle this Monday, as he also appealed to PENGASSAN to suspend its directive to cut off gas supply to the refinery, warning that such an action could harm national economic interests.
Meanwhile, Dangote Refinery has defended the dismissals saying they were based on safety and efficiency concerns, not anti-union victimization, as they also said that more than 3,000 Nigerians are still employed at the facility.
Nonetheless, the federal government has called for a meeting this Monday for a resolution of the matter and to prevent a wider industrial crisis in the country’s oil and gas sector.