PENGASSAN strike won’t cause fuel scarcity, NNPc assures

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday assured that the proposed strike by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) over disagreement with the Federal Government on the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) won’t lead to scarcity of petroleum products.

NNPC spokesman Kennie Obateru quoted Mele Kyari as saying in a release that the industrial action embarked upon by PENGASSAN would not lead to scarcity of petroleum products as all fuel stations and petrol depots in the country have enough stock of products to service consumers and are open for business.

While expressing hope that the industrial dispute would be settled amicably, Mr Kyari assured that the corporation has thus far emplaced a stock of over 2.9 billion litres of petrol to guarantee seamless movement of people, goods and services across the country in the forthcoming Christmas season and beyond.

The NNPC boss reiterated that the corporation is determined to make the 2020 end-of-year festivities a zero fuel queue period just like the preceding year, noting that critical stockholders in the petroleum products supply and distribution chain such as tanker drivers, depot owners and road transport owners have been mobilised to ensure hitch-free season.