The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has urged the Nigerian Navy to collaborate with the state government to enhance security on its waterways, curb oil theft and other criminal activities.
He stated this when participants of Course 7 of the Naval War College, led by the commandant, Rear Admiral Saheed Akinwande, paid him a courtesy visit in the Government House, Yenagoa.
Commending the Federal Government on efforts to check the menace of oil theft, Diri stressed the need to ensure zero tolerance for such activities, which he noted had adversely affected the state, the nation’s economy as well as the environment. He said, “The Navy and other military bodies are also part of this course. Your theme, which is quite apt, is about inland water security, the blue economy and our potential in Bayelsa.
“I commend the Federal Government because the various bunkering points have been greatly reduced. While I appreciate the Federal Government and the navy for their unrelenting efforts, it is not yet Uhuru. We still have pockets of bunkering. “So, we need to totally stop bunkering in Bayelsa for reasons that are not far-fetched. It affects our state and the national economy. Our environment is being polluted by oil-producing companies and through oil bunkering activities. Our health is also endangered.”
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