₦airaland Forum

WisdomFlakes:
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”.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/jonathan-okays-oil-jobs-for-tompolo-fasehun-others/

talk2odim:
Unfortunately your so called strategy is flawed and it seems only a few Igbos like Okorocha understand this dilema. Have you ever asked yourself who you would lean on when it is time to push for an Igbo presidency.....food for you thoughts!

aljharem:
I know awon omo ales will come now.

As a Yoruba man, it is better OPC leaders gets the contract than some fo.ooool called Tinubu

These are the people that have made sacrifices for us.

Mention what Tinubu has sacrificed for the Yoruba nation

God bless Yoruba land

God bless OPC

God bless Nigeria

temitemi1:
GEJ till 2019!!!

WisdomFlakes:
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”.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/jonathan-okays-oil-jobs-for-tompolo-fasehun-others/

aljharem:
I know awon omo ales will come now.

As a Yoruba man, it is better OPC leaders gets the contract than some fo.ooool called Tinubu

These are the people that have made sacrifices for us.

Mention what Tinubu has sacrificed for the Yoruba nation

God bless Yoruba land

God bless OPC

God bless Nigeria

MEILYN:
A kleptocratic government where the people ruling and close supporters of the ruling class accumulate so much wealth at the expense of the masses.

The protection of pipelines etc are now the responsibility of a few militants who at one point in time caused chaos in the country.

I weep for my country, I weep for the supporters of this corrupt, clueless and diabolical president. If Nigeria were to be referred to as a banana republic, it won't be far from the truth.

Mistaarhlohki:
U must be mad....heinously mad!!! For saying GEJ till 2019

temitemi1:
GEJ till 2019!!!

MrPresident1:
Abeg make we hear word.

GEJ TILL THY KINGDOM COME!

size40:
Haba! no any Igbo man on that list at least to guard and secure Enugu coal plant and second Niger bridge in Onitsha?

aljharem:
I know awon omo ales will come now.

As a Yoruba man, it is better OPC leaders gets the contract than some fo.ooool called Tinubu

These are the people that have made sacrifices for us.

Mention what Tinubu has sacrificed for the Yoruba nation

God bless Yoruba land

God bless OPC

God bless Nigeria


Dear Yoruba brother, please dont let GEJ and his Cohorts grow discord amongst us.
Giving territories to OPC to guard is not in the best interest of Yoruba but to pacify a selected few sons of Oodua, thereby paving way for them.
Dont let us argue over this, as they will laugh at us.
Love you bro/sis!

pazienza:
Nothing on my post is ironic. Ndiigbo aren't the ones being lobbied with lucrative security contracts to get their loyalty, our loyalty to GEJ is priceless, GEJ can't afford it, it's purely strategic.

The only "food is ready" people I see here are the OPC, who are being lobbied to secure SW votes. Tinubu was lobbied last time around, he left Ribadu high and dry.

ManMountain:
same loyalty that Ojukwu could not get?
there is nothing strategic in your loyalty to GEJ, you are only loyal to the ruling party (food is ready), the usual way of never doing opposition, you were loyal to IBB, loyal to Sonekan, Abacha, Abubakar, Obasanjo, Yardua and now Jonathan. You will always be loyal to any incumbent President, Hausa, Yoruba, Ijaw, Kanuri or just anyone, so it's not peculiar to GEJ.

pazienza:
No incumbent Nigerian president or head of state after Zik had ever got Igbo loyalty. None, they simply rig or shoot their way in using stooges.

Post civil war Nigeria, only GEJ had ever got Igbo loyalty, even the market Igbo woman in Ariaria.

Yorubas never played any opposition, they simply play tribal politics, selling your votes to the highest bidder if all fails, not that anything is wrong with that, but it must be differentiated from opposition politics, it is the typical "food is ready politics", always trying to identify with the Eventual winner.

SpencerLewis:
My Igbo brothers and sisters are the biggest jokers when it comes to politics. One Yoruba NLander rightfully described us as follow follow. Thats exactly what we are in Nigeria politics. Any of them thinking that the presidency can be gotten by their blind support of GEJ is a joker. Unless by chance as GEJ got his. One chance indeed.

adeyemi2015:
Checking the source gives me a second thought about the credibility of the story.
But if the story is genuine, that's a Suicide. What's the essence of the Police and NSCDC? It really shows we don't have Security in Nigeria if the F.G. can trust Militants than its Security personnel. I prefer the President Sending Tompolo, Fasehun and Co to Sambisa to help in the war against Bokoharam. That will be a fair deal than securing the pipelines.

Mrphilia:
Now jonathan is getting it all wrong in desperation to please his allies...why take away the job made for a government agency and give it to local contractors,now that's waste of money. GEJ is good but the people advising him are wack.
#God bless nigeria

temitemi1:
GEJ till 2019!!!

aljharem:
I know awon omo ales will come now.

As a Yoruba man, it is better OPC leaders gets the contract than some fo.ooool called Tinubu

These are the people that have made sacrifices for us.

Mention what Tinubu has sacrificed for the Yoruba nation

God bless Yoruba land

God bless OPC

God bless Nigeria

temitemi1:
GEJ till 2019!!!

PassingShot:
Jonathan the incompetent leader at it again. Under him, Nigeria has rewarded criminals more than any other president in our nation's history.

Should we allow Jonathan to continue for another four years, more nonentities like Tompolo, Asari, Gani Adams, etc. will spring up and lord their wishes over us. Soon, living in the jungle will be better than living in Nigeria where political thugs, militants and touts will determine how refined, educated and well trained Nigerians live their life.

Give Jonathan another chance of four years at the presidency and watch how all government institutions collapse. Give him another chance and see how militancy is applauded and rewarded at the detriment of entrepreneurship and sound education. Allow him another tenure and see how God-fatherism determines who gets a job more than ever in our country.

GEJ is everything that can be wrong in any human being.

Here2BustnScrew:
gej till 2023.. do you think buhari will win...

saintopus:
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!!!

Mistaarhlohki:
Lmao, bad guy...nothing do u sha...nothing do u

ManMountain:
lmao , i know you guys know how to twist history, even current history.
Who formed alliance with the north, Zik did, at the expense of his southern 'brother'
your man that hated the north so much and would not want to have anything to do with them and went to war, only to come back from exile and teamed up with the same north in NPN (a northern party)
Arthur Nzeribe, you should know his antics, Daniel Kanu, you remember him? oh yes you did.
As for opposition politics, we know the region that have never allow PDP have it way as the only political party in Nigeria.
You can keep deceiving yourself.
ALL THESE WERE DONE FOR THE PEOPLE IN POWER.

MEILYN:
Hahahaha, na the Mr President wey I know be this?