Nigerian Court Nullifies PENGASSAN Chevron Branch Election, Orders Fresh Poll

A Nigerian court has ruled that PENGASSAN's Chevron branch dissolution and election were unconstitutional. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, ordered a fresh democratic poll to be conducted within 30 days.

The court also voided the eight-member caretaker committee constituted by PENGASSAN's Central Working Committee to administer the branch, holding that its prolonged tenure violated the union's constitution.

The judgment is the latest judicial intervention in the affairs of PENGASSAN at its various branches. In January 2026, the National Industrial Court in Abuja overturned the suspension of some members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) branch and ordered the dissolution of a caretaker committee constituted by PENGASSAN's Central Working Committee.