Niger Delta Group warns against blackmailing NNPC, VP, Upstream, NNPC

A group under the aegis of the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience ( 21st CYNDAC) has condemned in very strong terms, alleged plots to blackmail both Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL and the Executive Vice President,  Upstream of the NNPCL, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan saying such actions would be inimical to the development of the country and the people of Niger Delta on the part of NNPCL in one hand and with a view to creating rancour within the organization in a bid to curry what it described as favour and do the bidding of their paymasters on the other.

In a  press statement signed by the Leader of the group (CYNDAC), Izon Ebi, and made available for newsmen said, those behind the plot were doing it for their selfish interest, just as it said it is an  attempt to bring the Olu of Warri to the fray through the Pipeline Surveillance Contract which the group described as mischievous.

The group urged the MD/ Group  CEO of NNPCL, Mele Kyari and the Management team to disregard the organised move of falsehood and blackmail to inject bad blood among them.

Part of the statement  reads: “It has come as a rude shock us  the attempt by a faceless group by the name of Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum to bring conflict and attrition to the NNPC by throwing spurious allegations, blackmail and lies at persons and organizations in a bid to gain favour and strictly for the selfish interest of their paymasters.

“The 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience ( 21st CYNDAC ) condemns  in totality an attempt to blackmail the VP upstream of the NNPC, Mrs Omoteyinwa Eyesan and create rancour within the organization in a bid to curry favor and do the bidding of their paymasters.

“Mrs Omoteyinwa Eyesan is known to be a core professional as can be attested by her colleagues in the industry, an attempt to castigate and paint her in bad light at this juncture and jam heads at the Management's  level in the organization is a deliberate attempt by this faceless organization to cause commotion by deliberately spreading falsehood.

“Also, the attempt of bringing in the revered name of the Olu of Warri to the fray through the Pipeline Surveillance Contract is mischief taken too far. The statement said.

The 21st Century youths  use this medium to state emphatically that the attempt at blackmail will not abide well as the government  is trying to ramp up oil production in the Niger Delta to boost revenue. As such the government. should not take this attempt at causing rancour with levity.. Government  should caution these criminals representing fake contractors and oil thieves to nip this brewing crisis in the bud before it consumes us.

“To this end the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience urged  the MD/ Group CEO, Mr Mylee Kyari and the Management team of the NNPCL to disregard the organised move of falsehood and blackmail to inject bad blood among them.

”The reputation of the First Lady, Sen. Remi Tinubu should not also be used by this faceless group in this dance of shame.”, the statement added.