Oil and Gas stakeholders and members of the Conference of Civil Society Groups for Good Governance CSGGG have faulted allegations of sectionalism in the awards of pipelines surveillance contracts by the Mele Kyari-led Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL, saying those who won the bids met the necessary requirements.
Speaking on a breakfast show on Arise TV monitored in Abuja, Lokpobiri said it was disheartening that Niger Deltans would be excluded from such contracts. “This has now been adopted as a weapon of choice in the hands of these unpatriotic elements. It is obvious to all well-meaning Nigerians that some wolves are expending a lot of negative energies to discredit Kyari, in order to push him out of office and have unfettered access to seize and manipulate state resources to their personal advantage,” he said during the briefing.
“Pipelines surveillance is not a tea party as recent events have shown. Therefore, being an –ex-militant is not enough qualification to be awarded such a critical task. The priority of NNPC Limited is to ensure a safe and secure oil infrastructure and functional pipeline corridor to sustainably deliver national production targets.“There is nothing personal to Mele Kyari and management of NNPC Limited, rather than what is possible and best for the country.