House Committees Kick Against Decentralisation of Pipeline Surveillance Contract
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives on Host Communities (HOSTCOM) and Public Petitions have kicked against ongoing calls for the “decentralisation” of the country’s pipeline surveillance contract.
The committees made this known on Wednesday at the end of a high-level joint retreat involving lawmakers and Niger Delta stakeholders in Owerri, Imo State, where participants resolved to shift the region’s focus from controversies surrounding pipeline contracts to a fresh legislative push for an increase in host community funding under the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, 2021.
The retreat, themed: “Strengthening Pipeline Surveillance Through Host Communities Partnership, Accountability and Sustainable Development Under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021,” ended with a vote of confidence on Tantita passed on Security Services Nigeria Limited.
