It made the appeal in a statement, saying the security outfit owned by former Niger Delta agitator, Chief Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a. Tompolo, had done well in policing critical assets across the region, hence the need for renewal of the contract.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaThe statement was signed the group’s Chairman and Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ugochukwu Alozie and Kayode Ayomide, an engineer; and made available to reporters in Warri, Delta State.JAMB Portal
SSPTI described those working against the contract renewal as enemies of the nation and Niger Delta in particular.
It said available statistics on crude oil theft showed drastic reduction in pipeline vandalism and illegal bunkering prevalent in the area before the security contract was awarded to Tantita last August.
The statement said: “South South Professionals & Transparency Initiatives (SSPTI) as the name implies is a group made up of professionals drawn from fields of human endeavours with diverse ethnic background, but resident in states across the Niger Delta.JAMB Result
“Our members are bonded by convictions to promote good governance through probity and accountability of public funds, as well as ensuring a secure environment for the nation’s critical assets towards the realisation of an egalitarian society where our common patrimony will be protected for our collective good.NYSC Portal
“We have watched with keen interest the blackmailing, falsehood, as well as political and personal interest that had taken place in recent times over the renewal of pipelines surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services and we made bold to say enough is enough of the desperate efforts by some cabals to hijack the security contract for selfish reasons.”
According to the group, some newly appointed politicians and lawmakers, mostly from the zone, alongside some self-seeking ex-militants want to either hijack the contract or take a good percentage of it as their entitlement.
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“It is evident that these cabals within the corridors of power of the present administration are working in conjunction with a section of the military who are not too comfortable with the uncompromising nature of the Tantita operatives along the creeks while carrying out their illicit oil deals.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“From available statistics at our disposal, it is evident that illegal oil deals across the region have reduced drastically in the last one year when the surveillance contract was awarded to Tantita, as against what was experienced in previous years when cases of crude oil theft rose embarrassingly, even with the intimidating presence of the military in our area.
“We are, therefore, using this medium to call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to succumb to any kind of pressure or influence from any quarter not to renew the contract of Tantita Security Services, in order to sustain the obvious improvement in the nation’s crude oil capacity production per day.
“We also want to appeal that President Tinubu, as the substantive Minister of Petroleum Resources, understands the need to protect the environment of the people along coastal areas from severe pollution of the waterways, as a result of illegal bunkering activities, which have reduced drastically in recent time due to the effectiveness of Tantita operatives in checkmating criminal activities in the region.”
