Ijaw Youths Network (IJN) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for extending the pipeline protection contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited for another three years.
The group coordinator, Frank Ebikabo and secretary, Federal Ebiaridor, in a statement issued on Sunday, stressed that the president displayed uncommon leadership in the pursuit of the collective good of Nigeria.
The decision of the president who ignored a campaign of calumny orchestrated by a group of self-serving individuals was a further vindication of the bold efforts made by Tantita Security Limited to confront the mindless theft of the nation’s oil resources, the group said.
IYN said the renewal of the contract in spite of the massive campaign against the company clearly showed that the president is determined to strengthen the fight against the oil thieves who have held down the country’s economy for years.
The group also commended the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Mele Kyari, for the outstanding display of firmness and patriotism in the lingering issue of the fight against oil theft and economic sabotage in the country.
It stated that Kyari’s decision to engage local security outfits to confront the hydra headed existential economic challenge facing the country was a masterstroke as shown by the incontrovertible exploits of Tantita Security Services Limited.
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