Oil Theft: N/Delta Monarch Appeals To Tinubu To Expand Scope of Tompolo’s Surveillance Contract

By Peters Monday, Abuja

The Traditional Ruler of Idjerhe Kingdom, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta, HRM King Obukowho Monday Whiskey, Udurhie 1, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to expand the scope of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSL) to completely crush oil theft in the entire country waterways and lands.

The monarch made this assertion in a statement he signed and forwarded to newsmen in Warri, Delta State on Sunday.

The monarch who was a senior news correspondent said expansion of the scope of the contract to TSSNL owned by High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, was necessary following several successes recorded in the fight against oil theft.

“With the recent arrest of a foreign bunkering vessel by the Tantita operatives, a security company owned by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, it is now clear to everyone that the company cannot only deliver on its mandate but that it has the patriotic zeal to save the nation’s economic well- being.

“Government must not only properly fund the Tantita to meet its financial needs to the growing staff list and huge technology that is involved in carrying out this all-important security assignment but government through relevant agencies should urgently expand the scope of the job to ensure more employment opportunities and discourage locals from supporting foreign elements/security forces who are deeply involved in this unholy vandalism of our economic resources and the process destroy the Niger Delta environment.

“Tantita has taken the highest security risks against known and unknown cartels whose stocks in trade is pipeline vandalism and environmental pollution and it behoves on the Federal Government to reciprocate the company’s gestures by proper funding and expanding of the current job scope so that the Nigerian economy can again be restored through the hard work of this patriotic Niger Deltan High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo. A.k.a Tompolo.

“Government and its agencies responsible for this project must live up to its corporate social and economic responsibilities by regularly funding the project as the economic saboteurs are all waiting for its failure so that they launch their attacks again in more disastrous manners. God forbid!

“Let those who have laboured and taken the risk of protecting sensitive national assets benefit from their labour so that others can be encouraged to follow such patriotic parts,” HM Whiskey explained.