By Femi Mustapha in Kaduna
The Network of Advocacy for Positive Impact Initiative has condemned the House of Representatives’ vote of confidence in companies handling crude oil pipeline surveillance contracts, describing it as a betrayal of the Nigerian people and an indictment of the national security architecture.
The group’s director, Comrade Clement Iyang, said in a statement that the resolution is deeply troubling because it was passed without a thorough forensic examination of the contractors’ operations and financial dealings.
Iyang said the group is alarmed that the money spent on pipeline surveillance contracts far exceeds the total budgetary allocation for all security agencies combined, posing a grave danger to national stability.
He warned that if the contracts are terminated in the future, the sudden withdrawal of such massive financial flows could create a security vacuum with catastrophic consequences—a risk the House ignored.
According to him, the foundation on which the contracts were awarded is built on falsehood: the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) publicly announced the cost at approximately N4.8 billion per month, while recent revelations about actual spending expose a glaring discrepancy.
He therefore called for a proper, independent audit of NNPCL and the accounts of all parties involved in the pipeline contracts.
The group reiterated its demand for a forensic probe into the N11.2 trillion in receivables NNPCL claims from the Federation, including N8.67 trillion in energy security cost receivables, which more than doubles the entire 2026 defense and security budget of N5.41 trillion.
Iyang also demanded scrutiny of the Tantita Security Services Limited contract, which he said must be immediately revoked, alongside a comprehensive review of the N210 trillion in unresolved audit queries hanging over NNPCL.
He said the era of opaque accounting and using security as cover for corruption must end, rejecting the false narrative that those calling for accountability are enemies of Nigeria.
“We are Nigerians who are tired of being shortchanged while our communities face banditry and kidnapping with insufficient resources,” Iyang said.
He announced that the group would occupy the streets of Abuja to ensure a proper probe is conducted—not what he described as a National Assembly jamboree that seeks to shield incompetence and malfeasance.
“We shall be combining both street protests and legal actions to ensure that the mystery behind the multi-trillion security is unraveled,” he added.
Iyang called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately revoke the Tantita and PINL contracts, order a forensic probe of NNPCL’s energy security spending, and ensure that any official found culpable faces the full weight of the law, regardless of position or region.
