A Northern Youths Group under the aegis of Arewa Youth Assembly, had called on the Management of Nigerian National Patroleum Corporation, NNPC not to award contract to Oweizide Ekpemupolo popularly known as Government Tampolo.
The group further said that “at the disposal of the Arewa Youth Assembly is that, the NNPC limited under the leadership of Mallam Mpele Kolo Kyari and the Federal Government is planning to assign the job of pipelines surveillance to Oweizide Ekpemupolo popularly known as Government Tampolo.
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In a press statement signed and made available to Journalists in Kaduna by the Group Deputy Speaker, Abdulsalam Mohammed Kazeem.
Explained that “this is not only surprising but unbelievable that as a nation, we will entrust our most viable source of revenue to Tampolo.”
“As youths of this region who have been keen observers of Governance as it affects the citizens and the nation in general, we will not fold our hands and watch the Government make such a grave mistake of awarding a sensible contract of this nature to Tampolo.
“We therefore as a matter of national urgency advice, beg, call and plead with the NNPC LTD to save our national asset by not awarding it to Tampolo, as the effect will be deleterious to the nations economy.
“In other for our youths and future generation to learn that hardwork pays and to shun cultism, militancy, cyber crime, such people like Tampolo should not be taken serious let alone be given any of our national asset to secure.
“Advice is cheap, it doesn’t cost anything to give an advice. To be forewarned is to be forearemed A leopard cannot change its spots.” The statement said.
