We shall mediate in Exxon labour Union dispute- Federal Government

The Federal Government, through its Labour Minister, Dr Chris Ngige, has said it wants to resolve the labour dispute between Exxon Mobil Corp and unions in the Niger Delta.
The Unions have been protesting the sacking of workers at Exxon and other firms in the oil sector, that has made them stage some strikes.

After a cabinet meeting, the Minister said, " We have reached out to the management to internally resolve the matter through reconciliation"
" If that fails, government will fully take over, because my counterpart in the petroleum Mister has tried and failed."

"I have referred the matter to the
industrial arbitration panel for reconciliation. If this fails we will take another action," Ngige said, without elaborating.

He said he had convened a meeting at which only Exxon's representatives and not those of the PENGASSAN labour union had attended.