PENGASSAN Faults Govt For Indiscriminate Issuance Of Permits To Foreigners

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has faulted the government for laxity in the issuance of work permits to foreigners.

PENGASSAN President, Comrade Festus Osifo, said that the weak institutions of the government make it so easy for foreigners to get work permits for low-skilled jobs that Nigerians can do.

Osifo made this remark on Wednesday while speaking at the ongoing PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit 2022 in Abuja.

The union leader said the government cannot claim to be bothered by the high rate of unemployment but continue to issue work permits indiscriminately.

The PENGASSAN summit with the theme “Energy Transition and its Effects on the Workforce in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Sector” started on Monday with several dignitaries and speakers in attendance