2023: Tinubu set to meet Tompolo, others in Niger Delta
As part of his strategic engagement of stakeholders ahead of the 2023 election, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in Delta State where he is expected to meet High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo today.
Tinubu will meet Tompolo for a private discussion and also meet with leaders of ex-militants in the oil-rich region, according to Gbaramatu’s voice.
Tinubu was in Delta State about two weeks ago during which he launched the campaign of APC for the 2023 election at a well-attended rally in Warri
However, Tinubu is expected to kick off his latest trip with a visit to Oporoza, the ancestral headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state.
The APC presidential candidate is expected to pay homage to the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba.
From there, he will proceed to the home of Tompolo, a former leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) for a private discussion.
Tompolo who is also the chief priest of the Egbesu deity has been at the frontline of efforts to stop oil theft in the Niger Delta.
His company recently got an N48 billion oil pipeline surveillance contract from NNPC Limited.
Analysts have said massive oil theft in the Niger Delta is at the root of the ongoing challenges facing Nigeria’s economy.
Culled: PMnews
