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Pipeline contract: Kachikwu doesn’t deserve blackmails for his transparency

An oil monitoring group, the Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) on Monday stated that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Emmanuel Kachikwu doesn’t deserve blackmails for his transparency on issues related to pipeline security contracts.

Reacting to an online report alleging that Kachikwu squandered millions of dollars on pipeline security contacts, NDIMRC in a press statement signed by its President, Nelly Emma, Secretary, John Sailor and Public Relations Officer (PRO), Stanley Mukoro, the group cleared the several accusations levelled against the minister stressing that he is working with relevant Stakeholders in the Niger Delta Region to end vandalisation of oil Pipeline.

The group said that; “We are surprised that some Stakeholders in the Oil and Gas Industry are at it again, they have refused to see anything good in the Petroleum Resources Minister. We should allow the Minister to remain focused on his national assignment.

These unnecessary distractions from some disgruntled Stakeholders in the Oil and Gas Industry are not healthy in our present situation in the country.”

While rising to the defence of the Minister, the group averred that; “It is not true that the Minister awarded Pipeline Security Contract to incompetent friends and family members. The Minister has been very transparent in all his dealings in the industry since he was appointed.”

“The Minister for Petroleum Resources that we know never awarded Pipeline Security Contact to incompetent friends and family members. The records are there for everybody to see.

According to the group also; ” We are amazed that the Minister is being accused of squandering state funds amounting to millions of dollars on Pipeline Security.

It is very laughable for these well known blackmailers to say that members of the Niger Delta Avengers destroyed pipelines few weeks after the Minister awarded security contract to incompetent friends and family members. The demands of the Niger Delta Avengers are in the public domain. People should stop painting the Minister in bad light; he should be encouraged.”

We are imploring Nigerians to ignore these baseless accusations against the Minister. We know where they are coming from and we know their selfish reasons too. The blackmailers have vested interests in the Oil and Gas Industry and ready to do everything and anything to frustrate the dynamic Minister.”

“These blackmailers are talking out of points; they have ran out of ideas on what to accuse the Minister.

He is creating a good relationship with the relevant stakeholders in the oil-rich Niger Delta Region aimed at securing our pipelines from vandals and working closely with President Buhari for the rapid development of the region”,

Dr Kachikwu that we know very well, is a man with foresight and his Reform in NNPC is hurting these blackmailers for they have skeletons in their cupboard and still thinking that it is still going to be business as usual.” the group stated
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