Otuaro hosts Gbaramatu monarchs, decries attacks on oil pipelines in Niger Delta

Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has slammed the incessant attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region.

Otuaro in disparaging the attacks in Asaba on Friday, May 13th, 2016, 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.

Barrister Otuaro with Gbaramatu monarchs.

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.