Bayelsa Govt to Collaborate with FG on Fight Against Oil Theft
GOV DIRIR
*Laments threat to Niger Delta region
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described oil theft as a big threat to the Niger Delta region, and called on the federal government to address the issue seriously.
Diri who offered his administration’s collaboration with the federal government to address the issue said oil theft has affected the environment of the region.
The governor spoke when he received the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, in his office, said oil theft has affected locals on their source of livelihood and led to unknown diseases and sicknesses.
He said, “The federal and state governments largely depend on oil. So, oil theft does not affect only the federal government, it affects us as a state government and the local governments as well. We have spoken about this over and over and we will continue to say it.
“We are talking about our environment that has been brazenly polluted through oil bunkering activities. If you go to our communities, you will see oil floating on our rivers, and that has led to the locals not having a means of livelihood. It has led to unknown diseases and sicknesses.
“There is a spiral effect of oil theft that is going on in the Niger Delta and it affects the communities and the people. So, I welcome you and I assure you that we will collaborate to ensure that oil theft is brought to an end.”
Sylva told the governor that he was in the state with others including, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, to seek collaboration on how to end oil theft.
The Minister said that it was disturbing that oil theft was going on at an alarming rate, adding that this was having negative effect on the national economy.
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described oil theft as a big threat to the Niger Delta region, and called on the federal government to address the issue seriously.
Diri who offered his administration’s collaboration with the federal government to address the issue said oil theft has affected the environment of the region.
The governor spoke when he received the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, in his office, said oil theft has affected locals on their source of livelihood and led to unknown diseases and sicknesses.
He said, “The federal and state governments largely depend on oil. So, oil theft does not affect only the federal government, it affects us as a state government and the local governments as well. We have spoken about this over and over and we will continue to say it.
“We are talking about our environment that has been brazenly polluted through oil bunkering activities. If you go to our communities, you will see oil floating on our rivers, and that has led to the locals not having a means of livelihood. It has led to unknown diseases and sicknesses.
“There is a spiral effect of oil theft that is going on in the Niger Delta and it affects the communities and the people. So, I welcome you and I assure you that we will collaborate to ensure that oil theft is brought to an end.”
Sylva told the governor that he was in the state with others including, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, to seek collaboration on how to end oil theft.
The Minister said that it was disturbing that oil theft was going on at an alarming rate, adding that this was having negative effect on the national economy.
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