Oil Pipeline Contract: We’ve faith in Tompolo, Ilaje youth leader tells FG
By Emmanuel Adigwe
Renowned stakeholder and frontline youth Ambassador in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief Asonja Idowu, has endorsed the action of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for awarding a popular son of the Niger Delta, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, the award of the pipeline security surveillance contract.
Idowu, who is the Idigbengben, Aheri Kingdom in Ilaje, in a statement issued to GbaramatuVoice on Thursday, said that the Federal Government did the right thing.
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“While congratulating our leader, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, I find it auspiciously graceful to show our profound gratitude to Mr. President for making the right decision. The choice of High Chief Oweizide is never an aberration as he is indeed the proverbial round peg in the round hole.”
He also pointed out that the people of the Niger Delta trust in the leadership capacity of Tompolo as the freedom fighter will ensure that employment opportunities shall be created for the unemployed youth and other relevant stakeholders will be carried along in the process.
The statement said: “We trust the capacity of General Government Tompolo in ensuring our youth and communities are well taken care of in terms of employment and provision of some social welfare packages to the people. The great people of Ilaje Nation of Ondo State and beyond are solidly behind him and we shall join hands with him to succeed.
“I cannot but eulogize the sense of bravery and unbiased stance displayed by the duo of Mr. Mele Kyari, the chief executive officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, H.E. Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva for awarding the contact to the company that met the criteria of the bidding processes. You have weighed many options and came to the conclusion that a private firm well rooted in the surveillance of our nation’s pipelines should get the award. That is a pragmatic and result-targeted leadership style.”
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