Anti-Pipeline Vandalism: Niger Delta Youth Groups, Ex-Militant leaders hail FG, IPMAN over appointment of Bello Bina as Bayelsa Coordinator

Youth Groups and Ex-Militant leaders from the six states of the Niger Delta region have commended the Federal Government and the National Executive Council of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) over the appointment of Hon. Bello Bina as the Bayelsa State Chairman/Coordinator of the Association.

They declared that the appointment of Hon. Bello Bina will considerably ensure a collective approach to tackling issues of pipeline vandalism, crude oil theft and other criminal activities associated with the Oil and gas Sector through Surveillance/Intelligence Sharing and Monitoring Taskforces in Bayelsa and the entire Niger Delta region.

While the Youth Groups under the aegis of the Niger Delta Youths for Good Governance and accountability through its regional head, Comrade Blackson James described the choice of Hon. Bello Bina as a “round peg in a round hole “considering his vast experience in the security and youths empowerment advocacy in the oil and Gas sector, the appointment will promote collective support to community protection of oil and gas pipelines in the region.

The Ex-Militant leaders, drawn from the beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), through Commander Felix Deinde known along the waterways as ‘wetman”, described the choice of Hon. Bello Bina as a welcome development considering his experiences from the defunct State Committee on Peace and Conflict Resolution and a former Acting Chairman of Brass Local Government council as a man who draws collective will to achieve the desired objective.

He noted that new IPMAN boss is a texted, trusted and capable man that should be supported with intelligence reports on the activities of vandals in order to change the narratives in the oil and gas sector in the next five years.

Comrade Blackson James and Commander Felix Deinde agreed and call on all youths from various oil communities in Bayelsa and the Niger Delta region to support the newly appointed Hon. Bello Bina to achieve the Federal Government mandate to adopt new approach against oil pipeline vandalism, crude oil theft and other criminal activities associated with the Oil and gas Sector through engagement of youths and Community indigenes in Surveillance/Intelligence Sharing and Monitoring Taskforces in Bayelsa and the entire Niger Delta region.

They called on Elders and youths from oil bearing communities to support the decision of the Federal Government on the non-violence approach to issues of criminality associated with the oil and gas sector, urging that Hon. Bello Bina , who is now the new IPMAN Boss in Bayelsa and other parts of the region for the next Five years , will ensure that the yet-to-be-set-up IPMAN steering committee at the State and local Government councils will promote acceptable participation in the protection of the existing oil facilities.

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