Chris Ngige and Ibe Kachikwu to meet PENGASSAN

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige and Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, will on Thursday meet with representatives of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) of Nigeria.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday, and signed by the Deputy Director (Press) Ministry of Labour, the minister will be meeting with PENGASSAN to discuss the issue plaguing the oil and gas industry as the crisis in the petroleum sector continues to grow.

The meeting is scheduled to hold at 10am in Abuja.

PENGASSAN had threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action beginning on Wednesday which will further cripple an Industry that has suffered intensely at the hands of Militants.