By Charles Kumolu

The Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, has called on the Federal Government to carry ethnic stakeholders in the Niger Delta region along in the  engagement of 10,000 youths for security surveillance of oil and gas pipelines in the region.

INYC, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joseph Uwawah, said: “The engagement of youths for pipeline security should be handled by stakeholder in the various areas where the pipes are domiciled  within the region. 

Mr Joseph Uwawah

The statement reads:“It is sad to hear of the alleged screening of 10,000 youths by the Federal Government in partnership with some group of leaders from the region for the pipeline surveillance job.

“The engagement of youths for the pipeline surveillance job will help in addressing the problem of youth restiveness, if properly handled through various ethnic stakeholders and youth leaders in the region.

“We will resist any attempt by the Federal Government to sublet the engagement of youths for pipeline security to some agencies owned by group of leaders in the region”.