Civil Society Group Seeks Court Action Against PINL Contract
The Registered Trustees of Empowerment and Welfare Development Initiative for Unemployed Youths (RTEWDIUY) has filed a suit in an Abuja High Court seeking to suspend the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL). The organization is also requesting an investigation into PINL's Managing Director, Osahon Okunbor, and the financial dealings between PINL and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
This legal action follows a vote of confidence passed by the House of Representatives in favor of PINL and Okunbor, which was based on reported improvements in pipeline security and crude oil recovery. The House Committee on Host Communities had previously received a petition from the Niger Delta Oil-Producing Communities Reform Movement (ND-OCRIM) alleging mismanagement of funds related to the contract.
The suit names multiple defendants, including the EFCC and the House of Representatives, and seeks interim orders to halt the contract pending further hearings.
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