Dumebi Faults Fubara’s Opinion In Sharing Pipelines Security Contract

A former Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu has condemned the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for calling for the sharing of pipelines security contract.

This is contained in a statement signed by him in Abuja.

The statement urges Gov Fubara to create and award contracts to ex-militants in his domain if he is not comfortable with what the Federal Government has done by identifying a competent and trusted security firm like Tantita to provide additional security for the nation’s oil assets.

“Frankly, I am astonished that Governor Fubara made such a statement, He is the Governor of a state that is one of the leading states in crude oil theft and illegal refining activities” Kachikwu states.

It advises that the gains the Federal Government and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) are making through the partnership with Tantita and other security agencies should be appreciated by the governor.

“One would have expected that the gains the Federal Government and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) are making through the partnership with Tantita and other security agencies would be applauded by him like all well-meaning Nigerians are doing but there he was talking about contract being awarded to one man” he stresses.

The statement explains that the Federal government did not award contract to a man but a company to end oil theft across the country adding that the usual norm of sharing jobs among the boys must stopped.

“Did the Federal Government award the pipeline contract to a man or a company? This approach of let us share contracts for the boys must stop.

“If the Governor is so interested in contracts being awarded to former militants he can create and award contracts to those of them in his domain. After all, he is the governor, he can do what he likes” Kachikwu states.

“What is now clear to all Nigerians is that the Federal Government means business in its war against crude oil theft and they are only working with trusted partners who they know won’t compromise”.

“We must all support this effort and not reduce this to our usual comedy routine”.

Gov Siminalayi Fubara had reportedly told a high powered Federal Government delegation led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, that “Security of oil pipelines should not be given to one man.

Georgina Humphrey, Edited By Grace Namiji