Former agitators in the Niger Delta region have threatened to disrupt peace in the region if the Nigeria National Petroleum Company , described the decision of the NNPCL to award pipeline maintenance to only four northern companies as insensitive, provocative and disobedience to local content provisions.
They averred that the right thing to do in the interest of peace is to give Niger Delta companies the job of maintaining pipelines located in their region while the northern firms should be given contracts for such facilities in the north.They said: “We will never allow such cheating, marginalisation, injustice and insensitivity to occur in this new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose mantra remains justice, equity and fairness.
The ex-militant leaders urged the international community to understand their position on the matter.
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