Stop The Blackmail Against Olu Of Warri: NDENYLPG Advises.

 

 

A  group known as Coalition of Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders for Peace Group (NDENYLPG) has  called on  some Ijaw groups allegedly blackmailing the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III over unfounded allegations to desist from doing so.

The National Coordinator of the groupl,  General Osama ( Ijaw Ethnic Nationality) and the National Secretary, General Jemine Josiah (Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality) respectively, vehemently warned the sponsored Ijaw groups to henceforth stop the lies and cheap blackmail.

The group stated that the call is  sponsored by some unscrupulous elements calling for the termination of the contract to the Niger Delta’s revered monarch,  the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III.

The group, after a meeting in Edo State at the weekend  stated that  it 

 totally condemns the calls for the termination of the contract of Ocean Marine Solutions company that is handling the Trans-Forcados Pipeline (TFP), which the Olu of Warri Kingdom, Ogiame Atuwatse III, OFR, is the Chairman.

The coalition also made it clear that for the purpose of clarity and putting the records straight, Ocean Marine Solutions company has never breached its contractual terms and guidelines of the contract agreement entered  into with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL.

The statement reads "The Itsekiri Tribe in Delta State owns over 60 per cent of that Trans Forcados Pipeline, while only 30 per cent of that TFP kriss-krosses the Ijaw communities in the creek and by virtue of this, it is definitely  well deserved for the the Olu of Warri kingdom.

"And calling to re-award it to Tompolo, an ex militant leader, who is an Ijaw man from Gbaramatu Kingdom, is totally condemnable, disheartening and uncalled for which is adding injury to the matter and we therefore stand against this move.

“In the last few weeks or thereabout in April, there was a group who called themselves Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum headed by one miscreant, a jobless fellow and a disgruntled unscrupulous element that is not known in the Niger Delta struggle."

“He is rather known for cheap blackmail and he is an instigator who creates hatred and animosity between people of different ethnic nationalities in the region.

“We sternly warn  them to immediately stop this disgusting action and mischief. We will not allow these evil minded persons to throw the Niger Delta into a war zone, we will resist it  vehemently.

“It is on record that Ocean Marine Solutions had always engaged critical and relevant stakeholders including the host communities in the NNPCL’s Right of Way and  it is imperative to let Nigerians and the world know that in the Trans- Forcados and that of Trans-Escravos recruitment, the host communities surveillance guards both the Ijaw communities and the Itsekiris benefitted.

“We, the Coalition of Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders For Peace Advocacy Group, condemn in totality the call for the revocation of the Olu of Warri pipeline surveillance contract being handled by  Ocean Marine Company.

“We also dismiss as a lie that the highly respected Olu of Warri kingdom was behind a protest organized in Lagos by some group of persons against Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo who is the chairman of Tantita Surveillance Security Company that is handling the major part of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) pipeline surveillance contract, and such purported accusation is faulty, diminishing, condemnable, and should be disregarded by Nigerians and the entire world.  

“We want to dismiss this false claim that the Olu of Warri kingdom is responsible for the largest portion of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) surveillance contract job that was being awarded by the federal government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC-L) up to 80 per cent while the Tantita Security Services Limited is handling 20 per cent in the pipeline surveillance contract job.

 “The management of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited PNL, under the watch of the great Olu of Warri kingdom never owed any of his subcontractors neither owed any monthly salary to its surveillance employees.

“In order to put the record straight again, the management of Ocean Marine Solutions Company do abide by the Nigerian Local Content laws of doing business as a reputable law abiding oil firm".