The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, (PAP) Retired Major-General Barry Tariye Ndiomu has disclosed plans by the Special investigative panel on oil theft and losses in Nigeria to embark on a thorough probe that will unravel not only the incidences of oil theft and losses but those behind the criminal enterprise.
The National Security Adviser to the President, Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd), had inaugurated a special Investigative panel on oil theft and losses in Nigeria, chaired by the interim administrator of the PAP.
Speaking shortly after the committee was inaugurated in Abuja, General Ndiomu was full of gratitude to the federal government for what he considers a rare privilege and opportunity to serve the country, saying members of the panel will work assiduously to deliver on their mandate.
He reminded members of the panel of the enormity of the task ahead and urged them to hit the ground running in an effort to painstakingly scrutinise incidences of oil theft, which according to him, has had a devastating impact on the nation’s economy and national security.
Accordingly, Ndiomu has been receiving a flurry of goodwill messages from sons and daughters of the Niger Delta region, following his appointment and subsequent inauguration as chairman of the Special investigative panel on oil theft and losses in Nigeria.
Those who sent in messages from various parts of the Niger Delta region were unanimous in their submission that the new appointment is a presidential endorsement and acknowledgement of Ndiomu’s outstanding performance within the short period he has held sway as the PAP boss.
Ann Kio-Briggs, a frontline Niger Delta Activist said the choice of General Ndiomu to chair the Presidential Committee on oil theft did not come as a surprise in view of his strong personality, zeal, doggedness, resilience and will to succeed in whatever position he finds himself.
Briggs described Ndiomu as a visionary leader who always aims at the goal post, noting that he has demonstrated capacity in running the affairs of the Presidential Amnesty Programme with the introduction of key reforms capable of consolidating and improving on the gains recorded by the programme since its establishment in 2009.
She expressed confidence in the ability of the Ndiomu-led committee on oil theft to effectively handle the assignment and called for the support and cooperation of all stakeholders to enable the committee to succeed.
In his goodwill message, a foremost traditional ruler in the Niger Delta, HRM Dr. Owoupele Danladi Foubiri, the ANGULU 1 Ebenanaowei of Tarakiri kingdom in Delta State, hailed the appointment of Major General Tariye Ndiomu as chairman of the Presidential Committee on oil theft and pipeline vandalisation, describing the PAP boss as the one whom the cap fits.
