Tompolo visits Jonathan in Bayelsa to strengthen peace in Niger Delta

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Niger Delta leader, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), connected Friday held a backstage gathering astatine Jonathan’s residence successful Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, to sermon issues related to bid and information successful the region.

Tompolo, who serves arsenic Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) — the institution overseeing the surveillance of lipid facilities crossed the Niger Delta — arrived astatine Jonathan’s residence successful the institution of Tantita’s Managing Director, High Chief Kestin Pondi, and the 2023 APC lawman governorship campaigner successful Bayelsa State, Hon. Joshua Maciver, among others.

Speaking with journalists aft the closed-door meeting, Jonathan said helium invited Tompolo for consultations pursuing nationalist concerns and the request to prolong the bid presently enjoyed successful the Niger Delta.

“Since I near office, we person not seen each other. Tompolo is 1 young antheral who has played a cardinal relation successful the unity of our people,” Jonathan said. “There are issues radical person been complaining about, truthful I decided to telephone him truthful that we tin person conversations to guarantee the Niger Delta remains peaceful. He has contributed importantly to bid and the extortion of lipid installations.”

Tompolo, besides known arsenic GOC, had earlier made a uncommon nationalist quality successful Yenagoa, wherever helium inspected the ongoing operation of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide Secretariat adjacent the Ijaw House.

Sources adjacent to the gathering said discussions besides touched connected sustaining the Presidential Amnesty Programme and strengthening collaboration among cardinal stakeholders to consolidate the region’s hard-earned peace.

Observers described the sojourn arsenic a important measurement toward renewed dialog and stableness successful the Niger Delta, amid calls for much inclusive engagement and equitable improvement crossed the oil-rich region.

The station Tompolo visits Jonathan successful Bayelsa to fortify bid successful Niger Delta appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.