Dangote: PENGASSAN Fires Back At VP Shettima

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The Vice President warned that "Nigeria is greater than PENGASSAN," urging labour unions to act with patriotism and avoid holding the nation to ransom over industrial disputes.
44% : Speaking at the same summit, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Abubakar Bagudu said government reforms had stabilised the economy, citing improved GDP growth to 3.4 per cent in 2024 and a projected 4.6 per cent in 2025.
42% : " Osifo, who also doubles as President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), dismissed suggestions that the government could dissolve PENGASSAN over the strike, saying, "Does the law prohibit workers' right to strike?" Similarly, PENGASSAN's General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, said, "Is Nigeria not bigger than any individual or institution?" LEADERSHIP reports that the confrontation stemmed from last week's nationwide strike by oil and gas workers following allegations that the Dangote Refinery sacked 800 employees for joining the union.
39% : "Dead businesses don't employ workers, they don't pay salaries, and they don't pay taxes.
35% : We cannot allow people to hide under labour unions to commit crimes against our economy.
33% : Meanwhile, protests erupted in Kaduna on Monday as demonstrators accused PENGASSAN of trying to sabotage the Dangote Refinery.

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