By: Ella Ogba
The Reformed Egbesu Boys of Niger Delta, has demanded for what they described as their share of the pipeline surveillance contract, recently awarded by the Federal government to High Chief Government Ekpemupolo A.K.A Tompolo, saying the NNPC ought to have consulted widely with critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta, before awarding the surveillance job.
The leader of The Reformed Egbesu Boys of Niger Delta, General Tony Alagbakereowei, made the demand in a press statement released in Warri, Dela State, Tuesday August 30.
The statement reads: “The NNPC Management, should have consulted critical stakeholders, before awarding the surveillance contract to a particular person from the creek. They (NNPC) failed to understand that the peace Nigerian government is enjoying in the Niger Delta region today, is as a result of a peace deal that was entered between the former Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brg. Gen. Paul Boro and the Niger Delta arms’ agitators”.
Alagbakereowei, added: “It will be recalled that when Paul Boro was in office, he was able to convey a critical stakeholders’ meeting at Odi Community in Bayelsa State, where over 21 different militant groups across the Niger Delta, with their representatives, agreed on a ceasefire, with a lot of promises, which include the pipeline surveillance job. We were assured that every community, will be responsible for the provision of security in their community, which led to the current cessation of hostilities in the Niger Delta region.
“All these years, we have been patient, waiting for the Federal government to do the needful, but to our greatest surprise, this long awaiting job (Surveillance contract) was reported to have been given to a particular person from the creek, which cannot be acceptable. The federal government is always good in setting confusion.
“How can a stranger come to my community that has the third biggest oil manifold in the whole of West Africa, to take over my job, every person should maintain and protect their area of responsibility for the sake of peace”.
