The Bayelsa Government has called for Federal Government’s intervention, to check frequent oil pipeline explosions in the Niger Delta.
Bayelsa’s Commissioner for Environment, Mr Iniruo Wills, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Sunday. He regretted that such explosions had caused the death of many residents.
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A legislation that will transfer the security surveillance of the nation’s network of oil pipelines to states is underway in the National Assembly. Currently, private firms are contracted to safeguard and carry out such responsibility. Specifically, in 2012, the Federal Government reportedly signed a $103 million contract with Global West Vessel Specialist Agency Limited, belonging to a former militant leader, Mr. Government Ekpumopolo, popularly known as Tompolo, for the security and safety of oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region.
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The Bayelsa Government has called for Federal Government’s intervention, to check frequent oil pipeline explosions in the Niger Delta.
