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Presidency taking N’Delta people for granted, says PANDEF The Punch Published 29 June 2021 THE Pan Niger Delta Forum on Monday reacted to the response of the Presidency to the threat by a militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, describing it as a sign of insincerity. PANDEF told The PUNCH that the Presidency’s reaction was an indication that it (Presidency) was taking the Niger Delta people for granted, having failed to implement the region’s 16-point agenda. Recall that the Avengers had on Saturday threatened to resume attack on oil installation with a view to crumbling t...

NDDC board inauguration holds after forensic report – Buhari

· Promises not to disrupt relative peace Sylvester Idowu in Warri A former Commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo (a.k.a Tompolo) yesterday agreed to the request of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio to constitute the board of NDDC before the end of June. Ekpemupolo, the Ibe-Ebidouwei of Ijaw nation, said he reluctantly accepted the outcome of the meeting with the minister, though warned that nothing should derail the agreement reached. He made these remarks in a statement he issued yesterday, asking ...

By Elo Edremoda, Warri Ex-Militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, said on Saturday that he had reluctantly accepted the proposal by Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio to have a new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in place by the end of this month. Consequently, he has suspended the seven-day ultimatum he gave the federal government to inaugurate the board. Akpabio had met with Niger Delta...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 6 June 2021 Niger Delta ex-militant, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, on Saturday revealed the outcome of the recent meeting he held with the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Tompolo, who is also the Ibe-Ebidouwei of Ijaw nation, vowed that he “cannot be compromised by money and other material things.” In a statement , Tompolo said he remained resolute on the seven-day ultimatum he earlier issued to the Federal Government to constitute a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission “to ...