Bayelsa State youths threaten to shut telecoms firms over diesel deal

Ijaw youths have threatened to shutdown operations of telecommunication companies over diesel supplies for power plants in Bayelsa State.

The youths are said to be angry that indigenes of the state had allegedly been shut out of the companies’ multi-million naira diesel supply deal for generators that power telecommunication masts in the state.

It was learnt that they had, under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, written several letters to managements of the leading operators to remedy the situation to no avail.

In one of the correspondences signed by the IYC chairman, Central Zone, Kennedy Olorogun, the youths insisted that they would no longer tolerate the companies’ alleged outsourcing of diesel supply to only non-indigenes statewide.

The letter was also sent to the Commissioner of Police, Director, Department of State Service (DSS) and the Commandant, Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe.