BREAKING NEWS: Lagos PENGASSAN Elects Eyam Abeng as Chairman

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Lagos Zone today elected and inaugurated Comrade Eyam Abeng as Substantive Chairman of the zone.

The bye-elections which took place at Solam Event Centre - Ibadan, Oyo State had a total number of seventy nine (79) accredited voters (delegates) who were carefully selected across the fourty five (45) branches of PENGASSAN, Lagos zone.

Announcing the results, the Electoral

Committee Chairman, Comrade Jeje Olanrewaju declared

Comrade Eyam Abeng as winner and return elected for the position of the Zonal Chairman after polling the entire 79 valid votes.

Until his emergence as the Substantive Chairman of Lagos Zone, Comrade Abeng was the Acting Chairman of the zone; a position he held and performed remarkably well in the last three (3) months following his predecesor's transition from PENGASSAN.

Also returned elected and inaugurated today were: Comrade Segun Ebiesuwa and Comrade Ambrose Douglas who were elected to fill the positions of Vice Chairman (VC) and

Assistant Secretary General (ASG) of the zone respectively.

In his acceptance speech, the new Zonal Chairman, Comrade Eyam Abeng thanked members of the Lagos zone for the overwhelming support and confidence reposed on him. He assured members of his resolve to deliver on his four (4) points Agenda namely: Job Security , Improved Welfare Benefits, Peaceful Coexistence among members and adequate synergy as well as collaboration with the National Executive of the Association.

The epoch occasion was graced with the presence of PENGASSAN

President Worldwide, Comrade Festus Osifo who chaired the public session of the event.

Other notable elders and leaders of the Association who came in solidarity with the Lagos zone were:

Comrade Mike Agbana - Immediate past Group chairman of NNPC PENGASSAN Group Executive Council (GEC), Comrade Kabiru DanAzumi - National Financial Secretary,

Comrade Bosun Olabiyi - National Auditor 2, Comrade Victor Ononokpokpono - National Treasurer, Comrade Ete Onyagbana - Chairman Producers Forum (PF) and Chairman Chevron Branch. Also presence were all Zonal Executives Committee (ZECOM) members, Comrade Simon Onovae - Immediate Past Chairman (IPC) Lagos Zone and Comrade Ibe Billy, Immediate Past Chairman (IPC) NAPIMS Branch.

PENGASSAN is a foremost union in the oil sector with members spanning across notable oil agencies/marketers like: TOTAL, Shell, Chevron, Agip, NNPC, MobIl, NLNG, NNRA, Addax Petroleum, Sinopec, etc and currently an affiliate to the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUCN) and Industriall Global Union. The industrial Global Union located in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Lagos Zone of the Union comprises of thirty five (45) branches and thirty five (35) chapters across the six (6) states namely: Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti and Kwara States.

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