The Deputy Governor
Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has slammed the incessant attacks on
oil installations in the Niger Delta region.
Otuaro decried the attacks while hosting a delegation of the
National Council of Chiefs from Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local
Government Area of the State, led by High Chief Gbenewei Clark on courtesy
call, said pipeline vandalism and attacks on oil installations in the region
are worrisome developments and therefore unacceptable by the State Government.
He announced that the State Government will partner with all willing groups and
persons and use all security apparatus to fight these ills that are stalling
economic development of the country.
The Deputy Governor disclosed that the State Government has set
up institutional frameworks to drive the State forward, and charged youths in
the State to shelve any act of criminality and take advantage of the ongoing
numerous empowerment and job creation programmes of the State Government.
Otuaro advised them to key into the programmes them to empower
themselves instead of engaging in criminal acts.
He said he appreciated the leaders of Gbaramatu Kingdom’s
efforts and willingness to partner with government at all levels to bring an
end to the nefarious acts of bombing oil installations in the Region.
While thanking the delegations from Gbaramatu Kingdom for the
warm solidarity and courtesy call on him, the Deputy Governor appealed to them
to make available to security agencies information that could lead to tracking
of the criminal and undesirable elements perpetrating the evil acts in their
midst.
Earlier, the Acting Secretary of the National Council of Chiefs
from Gbaramatu Kingdom, High Chief Godspower Gbenekama, who spoke on behalf of
the visitors, decried pipe vandalism in the region, describing the syndrome as
appalling, pointing out that the leaders of the kingdom condemned it with
utmost disgust.
He called on government at all levels to join forces together
and partner with communities in the area to end the attacks, adding that
Gbaramatu Kingdom is ready and willing to partner with security agencies of the
Government to fight the ills.
On moves to fish out persons from their communities, the Acting
Secretary of Gbaramatu Kingdom Council of Chiefs said their visit was a visit
of solidarity with the government and on how to fathom out a plan to sanitize
and sensitize their people. He disclosed that series of meetings have been held
with community leaders ensure that criminal elements do not come in to
perpetrate their evil acts or hide in their midst.
The visitors used the opportunity to congratulate the Deputy
Governor for his present position and commend the good work he is doing. They
thank and appreciated the Almighty God that for the first time in history,
their son is the number two man in the State.
Story written from
reports by Abel Johngold Orheruata.
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