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He said the number in attendance was over 5000. He named persons at the meeting as former presidents of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Dr. The source said the new deal was brokered by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva and some NNPC top officials including the Group Executive Director, Upstream, Adokiye Tombomelye.

Youths from across the Niger Delta area of Nigeria have been trooping into Oporoza, the ancestral headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri West Local ...

Chris Ekiyor, Udengs Eradiri and Eric Omare; priests of Egbesu, Ijaw religious organisation, led by Apostle Bodmas Kemepadei; leaders of all youth groups in the Niger Delta, heads of notorious cult groups in the region among others. Meanwhile, Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) in April urged the government to rescind the decision to award the oil pipeline surveillance contract to Tompolo. It was learnt that Tompolo already met with some ex-agitators and youth leaders in oil-rich communities in Niger Delta for enlistment to safeguard oil pipelines. Akpodoro commended the government for the wisdom behind awarding surveillance contracts to indigenous people, describing it as the best way to tackle the problem of pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the area. This comes after the ex-militant was awarded a multi-billion naira contract to assist the Nigerian Government end crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. SaharaReporters gathered that Tompolo will on Friday (today) meet with various stakeholders and youth leaders drawn from the 25 local government areas of Delta state, in continuation of the engagements with stakeholders, ex-agitators and youth leaders in Niger Delta.

Political activist, Deji Adeyanju has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over a contract awarded to a former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo,

Thank God Buhari the messiah became president. Thank God Buhari the messiah became president.” LMAO!

The Nigerian government has reportedly given a former militant leader Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo a multi-million dollar pipeline.

The source also said the Buhari administration decided to renew the contract because of the hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil lost daily to illegal bunkering. The group accused him of disrespecting the Buhari administration. “Before the cancellation of his contract, the arrangements he put in place tackled illegal bunkering and increased production quota to over two million barrels per day,” the source said.

The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) and the New Bayelsa Movement (NBM) have applauded the Federal ...

“Most importantly, we are concerned about recycling of old leaders who have done more harm than good to the youths. We will work with you and propagate the dream of reclaiming our territories and repositioning the youths. Sien said: “Sir, you’ve marvellously done well in uniting Bayelsa youths who have been eager to effect changes in the system.

President Muhammadu Buhari's government has awarded Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, a pipeline surveillance contract.

Nature of the contract: The deal is described as a renewal as Tompolo got a similar deal during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. How much Tompolo is making: A source close to Tompolo told The Nation that the current deal is worth over N4 billion monthly. Tompolo got a similar deal during the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

A former warlord in the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta , MEND, Mr Josiah Oyakongan, aka Commander Oyimi 1, has hailed the decision of ...

There is need for the Federal Government to continue to partner with Tompolo for sustenance of peace.” “The direct engagement of indigenes, especially youths, and a critical stakeholder like Tompolo in the protection of oil installations and facilities in the area will deepen peace, which will indeed translate to economic growth. “The surveillance contract to Tompolo by the FG, is a good one.

The Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AAYG), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Adokiye.

“It is most unfortunate that the government and management of the NNPC Limited will submit themselves cheaply to the blackmail of a man whose major business initiative is to raise arms against the state and assemble cultists of his region in his country home to do his bidding as the major qualification to be awarded a contract to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta region of our country,” the statement observed. The statement asked, “That President Muhammadu Buhari should sack His Excellency, Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Adokiye Tombomelye, Group Executive Director, Upstream of the NNPC LTD, for promoting ethnic and regional interest over national interest and Mele Kyari, GMD NNPC for using his office to reward criminality and treasonable tendencies instead of patriotism.” The Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AAYG), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Adokiye Tombomelye, Group Executive Director, Upstream of the NNPC LTD, for promoting ethnic and regional interest over National interest in the award of pipeline surveillance contract worth over N4 billion monthly to Mr Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, a former leader of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta.