The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Sunday, said it has settled the lingering rift between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, (PENGASSAN) and Management of Total Energies.
Members of PENGASSAN had last Wednesday, stormed Total Energies premises in Port Harcourt in a peaceful protest over alleged anti-labour practices.
Rivers State TUC Chairman, Ikechukwu Onyefurum, expressed sadness that the company allegedly violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement labour entered with it.
He stated, “Total has decided to continue championing anti-labour practices. Total has decided to remain on the path of unfair labour practice that is not known in any book.”
But in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the NNPC Spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye said it has been able to broker peace among the parties involved.
On this premise, it said 275, 000 barrels of oil per day production has been restored.
“Following a peace deal brokered on Sunday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, between the Management of Total Energies, operator of the NNPC/Total JV, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the unions have agreed to suspend ongoing industrial action leading to immediate restoration of 275, 000 barrels of oil per day production.
“In a communique issued at the end of a marathon negotiation session chaired by Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPCL, all parties committed to resolving all the issues within an agreed framework.
“The communique was signed by Total Energies MD/CEO Mr. Matthieu Bouyer, PENGASSAN President, Comrade Festus Osifo and NUPENG President, Comrade Williams Akporeha. It was witnessed by NNPC Ltd, EVP Upstream, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, and Mr. Bala Wunti, Chief Upstream Investment Officer, NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS). Also in attendance was Mr. Victor Bandele, Deputy Managing Director, Total Energies,” the statement read.
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