Mega filling stations threaten strike over NNPC policy

Unless the Nigerian National Petroleum Company
(NNPC) reverses its intending cash and carry policy
on all its products being supplied by the NNPC Retail
Limited, the Association of Mega Filling Station
Owners of Nigeria (AMFSON) has threatened to
embark on a strike action.
The National President of the association, Andrew
Ashiga, said this at a press conference, in Kaduna, at
the weekend that two considerations were, however,
delaying the strike action, stating that they were
skeptical about the cash and carry policy by the
NNPC Retail Limited."
According to Ashiga, the mega station operators
have tabled the matter before the House of
Representatives, which has in turn referred the issue
to the House Committee on Gas Resources for
consideration.
The strike, he added, was put on hold because of the
association's belief in the transformation agenda of
the Federal Government and its commitment to
ensure that the country run smoothly economically
and politically.
"The consequences of the strike would bring
hardship on the general public," he added.
Ashiga warned members of the association not to
succumb to any act of intimidation from the NNPC
Retail Limited to accept the policy since the case was
still before the National Assembly.
"We intend to take action, a kind of strike action
against the cumbersome cash and carry policy of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Retail Limited.
"The consequences of that action will bring about
suffering and hardship on the public because the
smooth distribution and sales of petroleum products
being enjoyed all over the country today will be
disrupted.
"We assure all our members that the National
Assembly will resolve the issue,"he noted.