Pipeline Surveillance: Northern Youth Gives FG 7-Day Ultimatum To Terminate Tompolo’s Contract

The Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AAYG), has given the federal government a seven-day ultimatum to terminate the award of pipeline surveillance contract to Mr Adokiye Tombomelye, Group executive director, ppstream of the NNPC LTD.

The spokesperson of the group, Comrade Victor Duniya, who stated this on Monday while registering their displeasure over the newly awarded contract, also called

President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Adokiye Tombomelye over the roles they played in the contract procedures as widely published in national media.

Recall that the federal government recently offered no the award of pipeline surveillance contract worth over N4 billion monthly to Mr Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, a former leader of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta

Speaking with the press after expressing their grievances, the group said the

implication of the awarded Contract is that, a private citizen like Tompolo will be allowed to handle not just light but sophisticated weapons to be able to wade off possible attacks from vicious oil Bunkering cartel.

“This is coming at a time our region is bleeding profusely due to the activities of terrorists elements, yet, our youths who are more than willing to die for the sake of the country are not allowed to personally acquire light arms to defend their communities, not to even talk of getting significant support from the Federal Government.

“We are here this morning to register our displeasure over the newly awarded contract. We are aware that Tomopolo and his boys are major beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty program, wherein the Federal Government under the leadership of Late Umaru Musa Yar’adua extended same to the restive youths of the Niger Delta.

“Till date, supposed Ex agitators are being sponsored to World Class Universities, others are being trained to acquire skills, while those with established businesses are constantly being empowered. As a matter of fact, we officially have the Amnesty Office that is being funded from our annual budget, yet, the restiveness in the Niger Delta seems to be increasing with increased funding of the Amnesty Program.

“Our group attributes the increasing bunkering and the subsequent award of the contentious contract to either inability of our Armed Forces and other security agencies to curtail the menace or possible internal collusion. This has led to outsourcing of their jobs to Private citizens.

“Since government have realize how incompetent the service chiefs are and now have trust in local solutions, we wish to call on President to immediately set up a mechanism to Organize youths in other geopolitical Zones into Security cluster and give them necessary support so that they can bring peace to their various region.

“While heading to this place, our attention was drown to a statement attributed to The House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency in Ondo State, Donald Ojogo, wherein he berated our group patriotic stand on the matter of the contract. We understand September will soon be here, and he will be expected to spend so much during Campaigns in order to actualize his dream.”

We have equally Called on Mr President to Sack Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mele Kyari, the CEO of NNPC LTD and Adokiye Tombomelye, Group Executive Director, Upstream over the role they played in the contract procedures as widely published in national media.

“At the expiration of our Ultimatum, we shall be here effective from Monday to paralyze activities in the towers until our demands are met,” it added