The petroleum downstream sector seems set for another crisis, with key unions threatening to go on strike

They are Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Senior Staff Association, PENGASAN and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG.

Already the unions have served notice of a nationwide indefinite strike over the Federal Government’s alleged inability to settle debts of over eight hundred billion naira owed oil marketers.

The marketers are Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) and Independent Petroleum Products Importers (IPPIs).

The notice of the indefinite strike has been received by the marketers, who are the employers of the unions’ members.

NUPENG and PENGASAN claimed that the children of their members had been sent away from school because their parents were unable to pay their fees.

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