𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀


By NigerDelta Voice,

𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚, 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚.

The National Coordinator of the Niger Delta Advocates for Peace, Development and Economic Justice (NDAPDEJ), Comrade Freeborn Abraye, has dismissed claims that the Federal Government's pipeline surveillance contract awarded to High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, should be treated as a collective entitlement for all Niger Deltans.

Reacting to comments reportedly made by Daniel Perela Ezekiel, Abraye described the argument as misleading, insisting that the surveillance contract is a security arrangement designed to protect critical oil and gas infrastructure and not a compensation package arising from the Niger Delta struggle.

He argued that portraying the contract as a regional dividend amounts to a distortion of history and could create false expectations among the people of the region.

According to Abraye, the Federal Government has already established several intervention programmes and institutions to address the developmental challenges of the Niger Delta. He listed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the 13 per cent derivation fund, the defunct Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) as examples of initiatives created to support the region.

He maintained that pipeline surveillance contracts differ from such intervention programmes, explaining that they are awarded solely at the discretion of the Federal Government for the protection of national assets.

Abraye further noted that surveillance contracts have, over the years, been awarded to different companies and individuals, arguing that this demonstrates they are not exclusive benefits reserved for participants in the Niger Delta agitation.

He warned against narratives capable of creating unnecessary tension and division in the region, urging political actors and stakeholders to avoid statements that could threaten the prevailing peace.

The NDAPDEJ coordinator called on community leaders, youth groups and other stakeholders to remain committed to promoting peace, safeguarding critical national infrastructure and supporting sustainable development across the Niger Delta.

He stressed that public discussions on sensitive regional issues should be guided by facts rather than misinformation or political sentiments.

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