Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) Suspends Its Strike Action

Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) Suspends Its Strike Action

Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD), a branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural gas Workers, (NUPENG) has suspended its strike action after one day of expressing its grievance by staying off work. The group suspended the strike action to give room for further dialogue with the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). PTD decision to resume work just after one day of its strike action was sequel to a meeting in Abuja, called at the instance of the NNPC group managing director, Mr. Maikanti Baru.

Meanwhile, there are claims in some quarters that the Federal Government has begun the process of hiking the prices of petroleum products and may likely sell the product between N147 and N150 per litre. The federal government’s decision to increase the price of petroleum product as learnt was tinkered on during the meeting with the tanker drivers as a means to satisfy PTD’s demand for an increase in transporters’ margins. National President of NUPENG, Igwe Achese, who spoke on the suspension, said it was necessary in the interest of the country as well as to give room for further negotiations and discussions.