Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo has made an allegation against the chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.
He alleged that Dangote is sabotaging the Nigerian economy. and according to him, Nigerians made Dangote.
He was reacting to the row between PENGASSAN and Dangote
Refinery after it escalated on Sunday, September 28, 2025, after the union
directed all its members across the country to withdraw their services,
following the reported sack of at least 800 workers.
The development, union leaders said, amounted to a direct
attack on workers’ rights and the freedom of association, following the mass
enrollment of staff in PENGASSAN at the refinery.
The refinery’s management, however, insists that the
dismissals were part of an internal restructuring exercise.
The company also resisted unionization efforts by its
workers, sparking accusations of anti-labour practices.
Speaking on the ongoing rift, Osifo, during an interview on
Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television, said Dangote is Sabotaging
Nigeria’s economy despite benefiting from the country. He said, “The
person that is sabotaging our economy is Aliko Dangote. The man is who he is
today because of Nigeria.
“Nigeria gave Dangote a single license to import flour,
sugar and salt
“Dangote built his refinery with our money; the Nigerian
government subsidised FX for him to build the refinery.”
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