The Northern Youth Council (NYC) has rejected a pipeline surveillance contract awarded to a former militant chief, Authorities Ekpemupolo, popularly generally known as Tompolo.
Naija Information remembers that the contract signed between the federal government, the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Company (NNPC) Restricted and Tompolo is reportedly price over N4billion month-to-month.
A supply instructed The Nation that following the contract, the previous militant chief would assist monitor and oversee different surveillance contracts, contractors and their actions in the complete Niger Delta.
He mentioned it was an identical function Tompolo performed throughout the former administration of President Goodluck Jonathan when Diezani Alison-Madueke was the Minister of Petroleum.
In a press release on Sunday by the group’s spokesperson, Matazu Yusuf, the council known as on the federal government to revoke the contract awarded to Tompolo inside seven days.
The council said that the contract was uncalled for, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Minister of State for Petroleum Assets, Timipre Sylva, for approving the contract.
It vowed to mobilise Northern youths throughout the nation for an enormous protest in addition to take authorized motion if the federal government doesn’t act after the expiration of the given ultimatum.
It partly learn, ” We’re issuing a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Authorities or its agent to revoke the N4 billion pipeline surveillance contract awarded to ex-Niger Delta militant, Authorities Ekpemupolo, popularly generally known as Tompolo.
“Just a few years in the past, Tompolo has declared needed by the federal government and right now was awarded a contract. This isn’t cheap. With this improvement, the amnesty deal by late former President Musa Yaradua aimed toward lowering unrest within the oil area is on the verge of destruction by this improvement.
“The federal government ought to slightly rent the companies of Joints Process Drive as a substitute of a militant with out a clear modus operandi.
“We additionally known as for the sack of the Minister of State for Petroleum over the award of the contract.
“If after the given ultimatum, no motion is taken, we are going to mobilise over 20,000 northern youths for an enormous protest and afterwards problem the choice in court docket. ”
“We additionally accuse the Chief of Defence Workers, Gen. Fortunate Irabor, of allegedly taking part in the ethnic card by surrendering the surveillance of the nation’s important infrastructure to militants.”