Nigerian Court Nullifies Chevron Branch Elections, Orders Fresh Polls
A court has ordered Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to conduct fresh elections for its Chevron branch within 30 days. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, delivered a 22-page judgment that nullified the September 16, 2025 elections conducted by PENGASSAN.
The court also declared unconstitutional and void the dissolution of the Chevron Branch Executive Committee (BECOM) and Chapter Executive Committee (CECOM) by PENGASSAN's Central Working Committee (CWC) on October 8, 2024. The judge further invalidated the eight-member caretaker committee installed to administer the branch.
The Chevron branch bye-laws dated February 10, 2017, were upheld as valid, and the purported unilateral revocation of the bye-laws by PENGASSAN's National Secretariat on July 8, 2025, was declared unconstitutional and void. The court also set aside the branch delegate and executive elections conducted on September 16, 2025.