Diversity pipeline contract surveillance award in Niger Delta, group beckons Tinubu

A Niger Delta Militant group, the Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters of Niger Delta (SEFFND) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to spread the award of pipeline surveillance contract in Niger Delta and not just to an individual.

SEFFND in a statement insisted that the award of such contract to one person undermines other ethnic nationalities and stakeholders from the oil producing communities in the Niger Delta region as well as sideline major prominent ex-militant leaders and critical stakeholders who played major critical role in the last presidential election that brought President Tinubu.

The group after an emergency meeting attended by the various unit commanders and presided over by self styled General Agadagba 1 also known as River Don, alleged that the proposed award of the contract to a popular ex-military leader popularly known as Tompolo alone could return the region to the old days of insecurity and violence uprising if not properly addressed.

Part of their statement said, “… We the Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters will not fold our hands in the creek to watch and allow such to happen… We have also compiled the list of those cabals in the corridors of Aso Villa, who have already collected billions of dollars in other to re-award the pipeline surveillance contract to the same old contractors to the detriment of other ethnic nationalities and stakeholders from the region.

“We want to make it clear to the federal government and Nigerians that, this contract should not re-awarded through the back door without conveying a meeting of foremost former Militant leaders including Tompolo, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari, King Ateke Tom, Gen. Ebikabowei Victor-Ben also known as Boaloaf, High Chief Bibopre Ajube also known as Shoot Asight and other notable ex-militant leaders and critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta region.”

The group then called on President Tinubu and all well meaning Nigerians and the international community to hold the Group Managing Director of of NNPCL Mele Ktyari and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources state, Sen. Heineken Lokpobri accountable.