Jonathan okays oil jobs for Tompolo, Fasehun,
others
 March 12, 2015
 Written by Yusuf Alli, John Ofikhenua,
Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja and Bolaji
Ogundele, Warri
The Federal Government is set to execute its
new plan to safeguard the waterways and oil
pipelines.
The Presidency is believed to have directed the
Police and the Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC) to quit the job for
some companies, which have been signed on by
the government.
The companies are owned by some former
Niger Delta militants and prominent citizens.
They include Government Tompolo;
Mujaheedin Asari-Dokubo and Chief Bipobiri
Ajube (aka Gen. Shoot-At-Sight).
There is also founder of the Oodua Peoples
Congress (OPC) Dr. Frederick Fasehun who
said last night that his company was being
considered for the multi-billion naira contract.
The OPC National co-ordinator, Otunba Gani
Adams, who is also said to be part of the
deal, declined comments last night, saying he
was at a meeting.
The takeover is said to be with effect from
March 16.
According to a source, seven companies have
been allocated “regions” or operational areas
as follows: Egbe Security River One (Bayelsa);
Gallery Security (Mosinmi -Ore); Close Body
Protection (Edo State); Adex Energy Security
(Rivers) ; Donyx Global Concept(Lagos and
Ogun); Oil Facilities Surveillance-(Delta) and
New Age Global Security (Mosinmi-Ibadan).
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) will coordinate the jobs.
Details of the deal are sketchy as only few in
government are in the picture.
A source said: “The so-called new deal for the
protection of waterways has not been made
known to members of the Federal Executive
Council, unlike in the past.
“Maybe this is an ad hoc arrangement to
achieve a political purpose because some ex-
Niger Delta militants on January 24 met at
the Government House, Yenagoa and vowed to
declare war if President Goodluck Jonathan
does not win the March 28 election.
“Asari Dokubo specifically said: “We are
going to war. Every one of you should go and
fortify yourself.”
Responding to a question, the source added:
“These former Niger Delta militants are
benefiting from all manner of pipeline
protection contracts.
“Apart from being on retainership with
NIMASA, I am aware that in 2009, a
former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief
Ufot Ekaette presented a memo on December
2, 2009 to the Federal Executive Council for
the award of the N1.8billion Kurutie Shoreline
Protection and Reclamation contract.
“A company, KFT Kpudoh, allegedly owned
by Tompolo and another called Phoenica
Nigeria Limited, bid for the said contract.”
Based on the advice of the Bureau of Public
Procurement, after a thorough technical audit,
the Shoreline Protection and Reclamation
Contract was awarded to Phoenica Nigeria
Limited by FEC. But the award of the contract
to Phoenica fetched Akaette death threats. The
government later reviewed the contract.”
A source in Warri, Delta State, said the
contract for pipelines in Delta State would be
executed by Oil Field Surveillance Limited, the
same company, which had previously handled
it. It is owned by Tompolo.
“What I was told is that it has been awarded
for Delta, Edo, Ondo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Lagos
and Ogun states. Like the one of Lagos State,
I learnt it’s being anchored by Dr Frederick
Fasshun and that it’s going to commence on
Monday,” the source said.
The NSCDC Deputy Commandant General in
charge of Operation, Evans Ewuurum, said the
corps was yet to receive any circular on the
contracts.
Nigeria has been battling with huge revenue
due to vandalism of oil and gas pipeline.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral
Usman Jibrin, recently disclosed that Nigeria
had been losing an estimated 100,000
barrels of crude oil valued at N1.18 billion
daily to oil thieves.
This amounts to an annual loss of N433.62
billion.
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo,
said pipeline vandalism led to shortage of gas
for firing power plants.
The electricity market, which has 5,500MW
installed capacity now generates an average of
3,575.85MW following paucity of gas as
vandals who always strike whenever the sector
is about to hit 4,500MW”.

Consistency!

.... and you will vote this man in.. for another 4 years

what can I say, need we say more..............................

Otuoke must go 2015

It is a good strategy, the military certainly cannot police the high level of vandalism of oil pipeline in the Niger delta. It takes one who knows the creeks and swamp route to police the vandals. You can imagine posting a naval officer from Benue state to check vandals in our creeks(am from the Niger delta). He (naval officer) knows nothing about the creeks and the many routes as well as the many pipelines that criss-cross the swamps which are in hundreds.
Good work GEJ!!!

Chai naija don suffer! Gej don finish dis country!