The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has once again reassured the general public that the strike action embarked upon by oil workers under the auspices of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has been called off since mid-night of Tuesday 12th July, 2016.
A statement by NNPC spokesperson, said as a result all PENGASSAN members have since resumed work on Wednesday 13th July, 2016.
“Therefore any perceived or visible shortage of petrol is only a ripple effect of the period when the strike was in progress and does not represent a shortage in supply.
‘Members of the public are advised not to engage in panic buying as there is no shortage of petrol.
“The Corporation has sufficiency that will last for over 30 days, Garba Deen Muhammad, said in a statement on Thursday.
