The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers said the strike embarked on by the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of the union in Lagos had been suspended.

 The suspension was disclosed in a joint communique signed by the Lagos Commissioner of Energy and Mineral Resources, OLALERE ODUSOTE, and the NUPENG Deputy National President, SOLOMON KILANKO.

According to the communique, the Lagos State government will immediately set up a standing committee to relate with the union on an ongoing basis to address any issue as they arise.

NUPENG had on Friday directed tanker drivers to begin the withdrawal of their services from Lagos from 12:00 midnight on Monday.

The union said the move followed the failure of various authorities in the state to address three major issues that had severely caused petroleum tanker drivers pains and harrowing experiences in the state for several months.