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OIL HOST COMMUNITIES FELICITATE WITH ENGR. MATHEW TONLAGHA ON BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
says he uses wealth to add value to lives of Niger Deltans | a true born leader par excellence–Fiawei Pathfinder
Thousands of Indigenes from oil host communities in the Six States of the Niger Delta region have showered encomium on the Vice Chairman of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria limited, Engr. Mathew Tonlagha on his birthday celebration.
The Youths and Elders of the Host Communities under the aegis of the Host Communities of Oil, Gas And Pipeline Impacted States Youth Council of Nigeria, HOSTCON, described Engr. Mathew Tonlagha as a an uncommon philanthropist, a patriot that has used his wealth to add value to the lives of Niger Deltans and Nigerians at large.
The HOSTCON YOUTH COUNCIL OF NIGERIA, under the leadership of the National President, Comrade Emmanuel Fiawei Pathfinder, noted that Engr. Mathew Tonlagha, who is also the Managing Director of the Maton Engineering Nigeria Limited and the Executive Director, FENOG NIGERIA LIMITED, have shown capacity as a true leader, a beacon of hope, a philanthropic and humanitarian icon and a pillar of the Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas.
According to him,” he is a peace maker and a bridge builder and a unifier who have laid down his life tirelessly to fight for the betterment of the ordinary Niger Deltans. We are highly elated to celebrate a true leader a beacon of hope, a philanthropic and humanitarian icon and a pillar of the Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas, a peace maker and a bridge builder and a unifier who have laid down his life tirelessly to fight for the betterment of the ordinary Niger Deltans and Nigerians.”
” He has contributed to changed the ugly past of Nigerians as the narrative of many lives have dramatically changed to become a better person’s in the society irrespective of their backgrounds.”
“He is one of the finest sons of the Ijaw Nation, an outstanding philanthropist in the Niger Delta region, a generous, patriotic, and true Nigerian leader, also a man who is after God’s heart that cares about humanity, and has touched a lot of Niger Deltans and Nigerians at large.”
“Today, indeed, is a day of reflection and celebration and we see that God brought you into the world to add value to the lives of Nigerians and beyond the shores of the country.”
“He is also a trailblazer who has given life and hope to the downtrodden in the Oil and Gas Producing communities in the Niger Delta and Nigeria in general and your Foundation hasl empowered so many people in the Niger Delta and touched a lot of people’s lives in the creek and Nigeria in which today they are leaders in their own way because of your philanthropy is uncommon to none.”
“We have seen and met with personalities but your kind is difficult to find, you are overwhelmingly exceptional because your humility is iconic and heroic, and have become a strong reference point today.”
“He is also a true born leader par excellence based on your broad and amazing experience demonstrated by your unwavering commitment to national development as a peace maker and a bridge builder, you have synergized with other national leaders to galvanize the economy and ensure sustainability of national peace, especially this time that people are losing hope, and we also believe in your patriotism and commitment to ensure Nigeria’s economic growth and development is on the right path to attract investors.”
“We have seen your humility, humbleness and kind generosity is amazing and we are proud to state categorically that your deep commitment, tireless efforts and sacrifices you have contributed so far in the war against oil theft and pipeline vandalism has led to the high production output in the nation’s oil sector, and today the negative and frustrating stories in the nation oil and gas sector have changed including host communities under development issue is now a thing of the past in the Niger Delta region.”
“We see you as a beacon of hope for the entire Oil Gas Producing communities in the Niger Delta region and Nigeria at large, you have also immensely and positively impacted the Ijaws not just in Delta State alone but the entire Ijaw nation, and today, and your amazing deeds of kindness and patriotism have transformed our youths, women and communities as a whole.”
“The HOSTCON YOUTH COUNCIL OF NIGERIA, as a reputable foremost youth organisation in Nigeria, believes strongly in your painstaking transparent leadership and labours for the nation, therefore, as you add another year to your age we are optimistic that greater impact you will make in the lives of Niger Deltans and Nigerians.”
“We say a very big and glorious happy birthday anniversary, enjoy sound health with more blessings from God to you and beyond your expectations.” host communities felicitate with Mathew Tonlagha on birthday
Federal Government on Saturday explained why it awarded the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project to Hitech Construction Company Ltd.
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made the explanation during an inspection tour of the highway project in Lagos.
“Some people say that it didn’t go through a competitive bidding.
“I want to explain this: we have three types of procurement allowed by law,” he said.
Umahi listed the three types as restrictive procurement, selective/competitive bidding, and open bidding.
“When we started this project, we asked for companies that have up to five wirtgne concrete paver.
“You will agree with me that until we started this, the concrete paver was not common in Nigeria as it is today.
“We had to look for a company that had done this kind of project before, and that is Hitech.”
He noted that Hitech reconstructed the Oworonshoki Apapa Road.
“We saw that they got it right; so, we called them on Section 1.
“Then, we used restrictive bidding, which we sent to BPP (Bureau for Public Procurement) and we sent to the Federal Executive Council and they looked at it and corrected where they should and passed it accordingly.
“When other companies started bringing in some equipment, because they saw that Ministry of Works is insisting, especially where we have high water table, that we must use concrete, they started to bring in concrete equipment,” he said.
Umahi said that the Federal Government consequently opened Section 2 of the project to selective bidding and selected some companies and they bid.
He said that Hitech won the bidding.
The minister said that in Section 3A and 3B, the same thing happened.
“We have not gone outside the law, we have not gone outside the Procurement Act.”
He emphasised that President Bola Tinubu did not recommend any company for the highway project.
“ I want to say that there is no corruption in it. It is very transparent,” he added. (NAN)
The police command in Lagos State has detained two suspects ages 27 and 32 for alleged armed robbery.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday.
He said that the suspects were apprehended on Friday at 4:00 a.m. at Sangotedo, Lekki-Epe Expressway.
“The police on early morning patrol apprehended the two suspects.
“One automatic pistol and five live ammunition were recovered, ” the spokesperson said.
According to him, the suspects are currently undergoing interrogation for possible prosecution.
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Saturday clarified that he never said former President Olusegun Obasanjo should not use the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway when completed.
Umahi made the clarification during an inspection tour of the highway project in Lagos.
He reacted to some comments to the effect that he said Obasanjo should not use the road for describing the highway project as wasteful.
“The point is that the former president is not only my former president, he is also my father and he is my in-law; so, I have my respect for him.
“ I never said the former president should not use the road.
“He is not the only one among the few criticising the road project.
“ I said, ‘If you say the road is not good, you have a choice to use it or not to use it.’
“That is what I said. I didn’t say the former president should not use the road,” Umahi told journalists during the inspection tour.
The minister said that the 700km road project was never wasteful but a vital investment with huge socio-economic benefits.
“If you say the project is wasteful, it is an ambiguous statement. Is it wasteful in the sense that it shouldn’t have been?
“Is it wasteful in the sense that we are going to be earning carbon credit from the concrete pavement and from solar light?
“Is it wasteful in the sense that along this corridor, we are going to have windmill energy connecting all the communities we are going through?
“Is it wasteful that it is from Lagos to Calabar? Well, we have the Sokoto-Badagry Highway project, which is 1,068km,” he asked.
The minister added that the Federal Government was executing a 462km Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi- Gombe Road project, among other projects.
“ Why then single out this one to say that it is wasteful?”
He said that travelling from Lagos to Calabar through the highway would take only five hours, reducing travel time.
“It is an evacuation corridor; so, the amount that the Federal Government spends in doing transhipment will be saved.”
Umahi said that in the next six months, section one of the highway project would be completed.
“Is it wasteful in the sense that this road is going to be passing a number of existing roads?
“Is it wasteful in the sense that the Bua Refinery, this is passing through it?
“Is it wasteful that it is going to be an evacuation corridor for Dangote Refinery?
“I cannot see the sense in saying that it is wasteful,” he added.
Umahi also said that the project had nothing to do with corruption.
He said that Obasanjo praised his administration’s transparency and achievements when he was the Governor of Ebonyi.
“He is my father. If a father suddenly says that his son is corrupt, it is up to the son to say he is not corrupt.” (NAN)