LEADERS of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN, yesterday, announced that beginning today, members of both unions would commence a nationwide strike should the management of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, fail to reinstate sacked members as directed by the Minister of Labour and Productivity.

PENGASSAN disclosed this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Zaid Kolawole.

I think the first question we need to ask is WHY were they sacked.

Nigerians at the end of the day these people who claim to be for the masses are actually anti people!!! Their activities over the years have shown that 80% of their movement is for personal and selfish interest... Why should we suffer scarcity because their members have been drop from work? can't another person take that position or is it their right to die there and pass it on to their children!!!! We are preaching about corruption but this is corruption in its highest level of intimidation.... If dats the case job seeks should no longer search for jobs because unions like this have people in various private organization and can't be sacked because its their right and no other Nigerian has a say..... If am Shell i won't answer you clowns and lets see the final out come.....