(WARRI)
An Ijaw group, the Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, has called on the federal government to immediately approve the demand for inclusion of oil surveillance contracts by Urhobo ex-miltants as same was currently enjoyed by their counterparts in the Niger Delta region.
In a news briefing comrade Austin Ozobo who is the president of the group said that the demand for the oil surveillance contracts by Urhobo ex-miltants was in order, saying that it was unfair to marginalized Urhobo nation in the award of the oil surveillance contracts and that the struggle was a collectively fought and that the contracts should not be monopolized to certain individuals alone.
The activist stressed ”there is nothing wrong in considering Urhobo nation in the oil Surveillance contracts” the Urhobos are also major oil PRODUCERS,”they should be included so as to give them a sense of belonging”.
Though” I caution Urhobo ex-militants against pipe line vandalization as a means to fight on their course ”But I fully support the award of the surveillance contracts to Urhobo ex-miliants, ”it is their right to have it and let’s not pretend about it”give them their right”
”It is sometimes annoying when your rights are denied unlawfully and that is what is happening to our Urhobo Brothers”
Imagine, I called one ethnic bigot who is unduly enjoying surveillance contracts as I was pressured by some of my supporters who wants an employment, But this deranged bigot told me that surveillance jobs are meanly for oil producing communities, ”we were disappointed. ”this was a struggle that was collectively fought for. ”You can see how some persons are taken undue advantage of the struggle for the detriment of others.”The deep involvement of some good spirited individuals , groups and non oil impacted communities in the Niger struggle are forgotten. ”This is sheer wickedness , it is Callous and barbaric”.
I urged president Jonathan to expedite action to incorporate Urhobo ex-militants in the award of the oil surveillance contracts before his finally exit from power on may 29 to avoid further damages on the nations economy.
(Emmanuel Ogoigbe, THE SUN)
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