THE recent re-opening of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, depot atAba,AbiaState is a landmark achievement and welcome development, especially for the residents of the commercial city ofAba and its environs who have suffered for long due to its closure some years ago as result of insecurity, bunkering and pipeline vandalism.

BEFORE now, poverty, illiteracy and high rate of criminal activities ranging from militancy, piracy, armed robbery, oil pipeline vandalism and incessant attack on oil pipeline and platforms were the order of the day in the Niger Delta region.

YESTERDAY, the Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi was 51, but he loathes celebrations, especially when they have epicurean dimension. He would rather preach to you on the futility of presenting to him a gold wrist watch worth millions of Naira when such an amount would equally buy some computers that when donated to schools, will help in moulding the young ones.

OUR attention has been drawn to page 42 of your publication, Vanguard, of Thursday July 12, 2012 on the above subject matter. We wish to assure all Nigerians including PHCN workers that the PHCN Privatisation faces no threat from PHCN workers. The transaction is very much on course as the privatisation of the Successor Companies of PHCN holds great promise for sustainable economic growth and development in our country.

THIS is justification could be likened to the decision of the Obasanjo Presidency at the twilight of his second tenure to award the repair of Onitsha-Owerri road to a local contractor, RCC at about N25 billion against a quote by Julius Berger to the tune of N55 billion.