In a bid to ensure tighter security of crude oil and gas assets and infrastructure across the Niger Delta, stakeholders have called on the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to monitor those in charge of monitoring oil and gas assets.
Oyeinfie Jonjon, technical adviser to Bayelsa State Governor on Ijaw Affairs, made the call on Friday during the June Stakeholders’ Meeting of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) in Yenagoa.
Jonjon said sometimes, those monitors do not get the right information across to their superiors, thereby resulting in lapses that often culminate in the destruction of oil and gas assets by vandals.
The security expert questioned the large presence of oil tankers at Ahoada in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, alluding that it is an indication of illegal oil bunkering and refining activities in the area.
Jonjon hailed the success of PINL so far, describing it as a collective success that involved all stakeholders, pointing out that the pinnacle of success was achieved because the pipeline surveillance firm brought all stakeholders together.
