An announcement issued on Friday night by the Deputy Director (Press) in the Ministry of Labor, Samuel Olowookere, for the benefit of the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, clarified that the activity would prompt "baseless hardship on the people".
He said, "Strike neither illuminates mechanical question nor adds to modern development. Our economy is now reeling from serious discharge occasioned by decade long bungle. Further activity, which stunts the endeavors as of now being made to alter the course, ought to consequently be disregarded.
"A circumstance where oil laborers leave their workplaces and oil stacking base won't make for an expansion in oils send out nor help make, sufficiently accessible petroleum items in this season of deregulation. This will just aggravate the vandalisation in the Niger Delta, occasioning low yield and fare in our OPEC share, aside from the outlandish hardship on the people.
"The time thusly calls for more patriotism all the more so when transactions have as of now been kick begun with PENGASSAN and International Oil Companies on a large portion of the territories particularly the issue of money calls and subjective sack of faculties.
"The Federal Government in this way asks PENGASSAN to direly cancel the strike so all sides will openly arrange. I am extremely hopeful that when we sit for transaction on Monday, July 11, issues that have prompted the circumstance on the ground will be determined in the more noteworthy enthusiasm of the country."
He facilitate encouraged Nigerians to stay away from frenzy purchasing of petroleum items.
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