August 9 , 2022.

The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has advocated for a review of surveillance contracts on oil facilities to involve host communities to check the high rate of oil theft in the country.

Okowa made the call when he received a Federal Government delegation on anti-oil theft led by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, on Monday in Asaba, the state capital.

He also added that reviewing the oil surveillance contracts based on performance of the contractors and engagement of host communities will ensure effectiveness in securing the nation’s oil and gas assets.