DICKSON DENIES TAKE-OVER OF NNPC'S PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE CONTRACT

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson yesterday denied the claim by some ex-militants in the state that the government has taken over the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) pipe line surveillance contract in some communities in the state.

According to the governor, though the state government had appointed the security company, Izon Ibie, to supervise the implementation of the terms of the surveillance contract among the benefiting communities, the rationale behind the appointment of the stateowned Izon-Ibie Security Company was part of efforts to address the challenge of youth unemployment.

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