Telecommunications giant,
MTN Nigeria Limited, is facing
threat of demolition of its
installations in the Niger
Delta region over an alleged
indebtedness to one of its
major contractors, Procomtel
Limited, that handled the
construction/installations of
its facilities in the region.
The threat is coming from
Gbaruka Resources, a service
provider company based in
Bayelsa State, which is a sub-
contractor to Procomtel
Limited, that handled the
installation services on behalf
of the MTN contractor.
In an official correspondence
addressed to the Managing
Director of MTN Nigeria
Limited signed by Comrade
Charles Taylor, Managing
Director of Gbaruka
Resources, the company
claimed that having made
fruitless efforts to get paid
for its labour by Procomtel
Limited, due to alleged
refusal by MTN to settle the
latter, it was left with no
choice than to return to the
trenches.
The Gbaruka Resources
group said it had resolved
that failure by MTN Nigeria
Limited to settle with
Procomtel Limited on or
before February 15, 2013
will see them commence the
demolition of all MTN
installations in Rivers State by
third week in February 2013,
those in Bayelsa and Delta
states by the end of fourth
week of February 2013, and
the demolition exercise in
other states of the Niger
Delta region in the month of
March 2013.
The open letter, titled “One
more River to Cross” was
made available to the media,
and also copied to the
President, Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan, JTF commander in
the Niger Delta, the National
Security Adviser, the
Inspector General of Police,
and the Director General
State Security Service, SSS.