Why Tantita’s contract must stay, by APC Youth League The APC Youth League, Delta State Coordinate, has condemned what it described as a coordinated campaign to discredit Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited and its leadership under Government Ekpemupolo, warning that terminating the firm’s pipeline surveillance contract could trigger severe economic consequences for Nigeria. In a statement, the group alleged that the attacks against Tantita were being driven by “sponsored groups and individuals” whose illicit activities have been disrupted. “These baseless attacks are the work of economic saboteurs who have lost their grip on illegal oil bunkering due to the unparalleled efficiency of High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and his team,” the League stated. The statement was jointly signed by the State Coordinator, Hon. Obode MH, State Secretary, Pst. Ikechukwu Oliver, South-South Zonal Coordinator, Comr. Enemosa Sadik Nwachukwu, Engr. Kennet Nzemeke, Delta North Senatorial Coordinator; Comr. Adams Gloria, State Women Leader; Comr. Odaderia Prince, State Treasurer; Comr. Onogemuho Goodness, Director of Welfare; Comr. Mene ThankGod, Okpe LGA Coordinator; Esv. Chris Agboma (MNIVS), Publicity Secretary, state and zonal officials of the APC Youth League, Delta State Coordinator. The youth body, which identifies itself as a major stakeholder within the ruling party in Delta State, cautioned the Federal Government against yielding to calls to cancel the contract. It warned that such action “would lead to a disastrous economic collapse,” emphasizing that Nigeria’s fragile oil-dependent economy could not afford a reversal of recent gains. Reaffirming its support, the League declared: “We are backing TSSNL’s effort in securing Nigeria’s oil infrastructure, hereby promoting economic growth in Nigeria,” while urging authorities to focus national security efforts elsewhere. It added that stakeholders should support the government in tackling “bandits/terrorists troubling the Northern region instead of instigating unrest in the Niger Delta region.” Highlighting what it described as “indisputable achievements,” the group credited Tantita’s operations with significantly boosting oil output. According to the statement, “Tantita’s specialized operations in shallow and deep waters have been instrumental in raising Nigeria’s oil production from as low as 700,000 barrels per day to nearly 2 million barrels per day as of March 2026,” noting that the surge remains “the primary driver of national revenue and current economic stabilisation.” According to the statement, “Tantita’s specialized operations in shallow and deep waters have been instrumental in raising Nigeria’s oil production from as low as 700,000 barrels per day to the company’s social and economic impact across host communities. The League also highlighted the company’s social and economic impact on host communities. In addition, the firm was credited with funding scholarships, delivering clean water and healthcare, and stimulating local enterprise. Providing specifics, the statement disclosed that “in March 2026 alone, Tantita awarded ₦800 million in business grants (₦10 million each to 80 entrepreneurs) to boost small businesses and local economies across the region.” It further claimed that the company has dismantled over 1,700 illegal refinery sites and halted hundreds of illegal pipeline connections, thereby reducing environmental degradation in the Niger Delta. It further claimed that the construction of a permanent secretariat for the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Warri, the Warri Correspondents’ Chapel, and the provision of solar power systems, a bus, and computers to the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences in Okere, Warri South. It also noted that Tantita built and furnished accommodation and transit facilities for military personnel at Effurun Barracks, commissioned by the Nigerian Army. Issuing a direct appeal to the Presidency and key institutions, the group called on Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, and “all patriotic Nigerians” to disregard what it termed sponsored campaigns against the firm. “The security of our pipelines is the security of our national budget,” the statement stressed. The League warned against a return to what it described as a period of massive revenue losses. The League warned against a return to what it described as a period of massive revenue losses. “We cannot return to the dark days when Nigeria lost billions of dollars monthly to criminals,” it said, adding: “Tantita has proven that indigenous solutions work. Any attempt to halt this contract is an attempt to sabotage the Renewed Hope Agenda.”