Alabo Nengi James commends Tantita, PINL for adequate protection of Nigeria's oil pipeline installations, warns against division in N'Delta

....says Tantita Security Services, PINL, others are doing well to protect National assets

Francis Tayor 

Second Vice President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Alabo Nengi James has called on stakeholders from the Niger Delta region not to allow the struggle for a portion of the Federal Government crude Oil Pipeline Surveillance contracts to divide them and throw them into bloody confrontation with one another.

Alabo Nengi James, who is a prestigious national honor holder, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), noted that despite the gains and losses recorded in the region in the last few months, the people of the region should imbibe the team spirit of Harold Dappa Biriye, Adaka Boro, and Edwin Clark, who contributed unforgettable roles, of which the Niger Delta is being recognized and benefiting gradually from national and global settings. 

Alabo Nengi James, who made this known in Port Harcourt,Rivers State during the 25th Anniversary of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), urged the contending interests in the oil pipeline surveillance contracts to adopt negotiations and dialogue instead of resorting to violence.

According to him, "Frankly speaking, let us not allow ourselves to be divided because of surveillance contracts and other issues that can be resolved through dialogue and negotiations."

"We must know that a people divided against themselves cannot stand united; therefore, it is time to come together to quest for regional rights and opportunities in the Nigerian state."

Nengi James also pointed out that this noticeable divisions among stakeholders have thrown up some persons involved in the alleged sponsorship of violence among surveillance contractors, "It is also revealed that some individuals are being sponsored to cause division and crises as a strategy to seek the termination of the surveillance contracts for conventional security outfits"

"God forbid. I need to put the record straight that many individuals and security agencies are not happy that Tantita Security Services, PINL, and others, are excellently doing well to increase the production of the country's oil revenue."

"In fact, they are disgruntled that the expert job being done has taken away their benefits.It should be recalled that the Federal Government introduced many operational outfits with "code names" like Operation Kakuri, Operation Pulo Shield, Operation Restore Hope, and Operation Delta Safe."

" Yet, the aim of safeguarding and protecting the nation's critical assets, including oil facilities and illegal bunkering activities, was not successful until Tantita Security Services and other surveillance expert companies came onboard."

"Nigeria crude oil outputs have increased from 700,000 barrels to 1.8 million barrels as of January 2025. And indeed, the oil revenue has improved and skyrocketed."

"The Niger Delta is a blessing to Nigeria for being the hub of the black gold and gas that feeds the Nation and sustains the Economy. We must understand that the region is facing socio-economic and environmental degradation challenges because the oil found in the Region ought to be a blessing but the reverse is the case"

" May God touch our rulers and the political actors to do the needful and revamp the Economy for better life.... and Niger Deltans' lives matter."