Fifteen staff of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) don carry Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) go court for Abuja over suspension and caretaker committee wahala.
Dem file the matter for National Industrial Court under case number NICN/ABJ/307/2025.
The workers wey sue say dem no gree make caretaker committee dey control branch more than three months, as PENGASSAN Constitution (2022) talk say election suppose happen before that time.
People wey dem carry go court na the National President, Festus Osifo; General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa; and caretaker members – Tony Izogba, Gbolahan Akinyo, Okechukwu Nwanko, Abba Safana, and Polycarp Ihejirika.
The case don add more fire to the crisis wey dey inside PENGASSAN NMDPRA branch as over 40 members don already face suspension from national office.
No be only NMDPRA branch dey vex o — the wahala don spread go Shell, Chevron, and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) branches too.
For Lagos, one Industrial Court judge, Justice Joyce Onugba-Damachi, don order make all parties for Chevron branch matter maintain peace and respect court process.
The complainants talk say the caretaker arrangement no follow union law and e dey spoil the democratic process wey members deserve.
Na so labour palava don enter another level as court go soon begin hear the case.
