N’Delta govs beg Tompolo to shelve ex- militants’ meeting 0
BY OUR REPORTER ON JULY 25, 2015 NATIONAL
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa

Governors of the Niger Delta region are mount­ing pressure on Gov­ernment Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo and other ex-leaders and commanders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to shelve their meet­ing scheduled for to­day in Yenagoa, Bay­elsa State.

The plea for the meeting to be put on hold is connect­ed to the security concerns the call for the meeting has generated amidst anxiety that it could be hijacked to make provocative state­ments against the adminis­tration of President Muham­madu Buhari and trigger another round of militancy in the region.

The convener of the meeting, Tompolo who has taken time to explain the motive of the meeting to the governors and some con­cerned elders of the region that have been calling him has however insisted that the meeting would go ahead and assured all concerned leaders of the region that there is no cause for alarm.

In a statement he person­ally signed, he declared that the meeting is not intended to resuscitate militancy in the region or to destabilize the administration of Presi­dent Muhammadu Buhari.

According to him the rising tension being cre­ated over the delay in the payment of stipends to beneficiaries of the Federal Government Amnesty pro­gramme necessitated the need to meet and discuss the way forward for the youths of the region.

While noting that ex-mil­itant leaders had declared support for the Buhari gov­ernment having also sup­ported the late Yar’ Adua government and Jonathan government he expressed surprise that a meeting of ex-militant leaders could cause anxiety.

Tompolo disclosed that he and other ex-militant lead­ers have been under intense pressure from ex-militants in the region over the delay in the payment of allow­ances of the amnesty pro­gramme and they needed to do something to douse the tension.

The statement read in part “To this extent, some of us, particularly me and other leaders have been under in­tense pressure from ex-agi­tators commanders, individ­uals, parents and guardians as well as communities who are beneficiaries of the Am­nesty programme. While a few see the delay in the pay­ment of their monthly sti­pends in the light of the need for the current government to settle in properly, others see the delay as a template to stop the programme. The expulsion of some stu­dents (home and overseas) by their schools and train­ing institutions particularly has heightened these fears. Hence, I thought it wise that a meeting of the collegiate leadership of the platform under which we operated as agitators could be con­vened to appraise the situ­ation and possibly, explore means to douse the tension that is growing among the disarmed youths whose sti­pends (training allowances and tuition fees) have been delayed for months.

This becomes more com­pelling in view of the fact that as leaders of the plat­form that served as midwife to the Amnesty offer, we owe the nation a duty to play our roles in order to stem a relapse of the relative peace in the Niger Delta Region”

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Why are they pressuring the governors to stop him

The fear of tompolo!!!!

Why are they afraid of a meeting of brothers from one region, what is the purpose of this plea? What are they really afraid of.

The massive injustice and nepotism in this contraption must be as a matter of urgency looked into and addressed. Till then Nigeria remians a time bomb waiting to explode..

Peace is priceless, terror is senseless. I believe this is something a good strategy and dialogue will solve.

He is nothing but a toothless bulldog, let him come out with the worst he can do;the nigerian state is waiting for him..

kodyx:
He is nothing but a toothless bulldog, let him come out with the worst he can do;the nigerian state is waiting for him..

nairaland has being run over by kids. If he is dis inconsequential, y is the presidency and governors afraid and uneasy over a mere meeting of brethen

Tompolo tompolo....one man crew....listen to them na

thekingsmen:
nairaland has being run over by kids. If he is dis inconsequential, y is the presidency and governors afraid and uneasy over a mere meeting of brethen

the governors are only afraid that their region might become war-torn like the northeast due to his foolish act; and that is what you fools are encouraging. You don't mind if the beautiful akwa ibom that has seen development becomes destroyed. Wicked souls.

thekingsmen:
The fear of tompolo!!!!

Why are they afraid of a meeting of brothers from one region, what is the purpose of this plea? What are they really afraid of.

The massive injustice and nepotism in this contraption must be as a matter of urgency looked into and addressed. Till then Nigeria remians a time bomb waiting to explode..

If Tompolo sneeze, bubu go shake

I love sai buhari but some of his decisions so far is causing doom for Nigeria

I don't blame to polo and his bad ass friends they are considering there options

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SouthernBreeze:
If Tompolo sneeze, bubu go shake

Just one bullet and all the sneezing will be gone forever!

PassingShot:

Just one bullet and all the sneezing will be gone forever!

The same bullet he gave Shekau too abi? Bubu is weak and can only rant

People have realised that those so called ex militant only used them to acquire wealth. Now that the table seems to be turning against them, they want to forment trouble by instigating the same people they abandoned when the going was good.
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1toRtoiSe1:
the governors are only afraid that their region might become war-torn like the northeast due to his foolish act; and that is what you fools are encouraging. You don't mind if the beautiful akwa ibom that has seen development becomes destroyed. Wicked souls.

Don't mind the wicked souls.

They will avoid your comment.

FG shld pay dem dia dues and allowances biko. Imagin dia students studying outside d country r evn denied dia tutition fees. Maka why naah?

Pay dem plz cos agreement is agreement.

PassingShot:

Just one bullet and all the sneezing will be gone forever!

Ode the militants have already drawn the first blood and your vegetable General is yet to react.Expect more pipelines to be blown up in the comming days unless the illiterate adjusts

d govs. are not serious,don't forget dat dis militants gained them min. of niger delta.make i treak enter ijaw house.South-south will not come to abuja, buhari will come to meet clarke, alamco, asari,oritsejafor,etiebet,macaiver,boyloff,ufot ekaette,alaibe,ibori,tompollo and etal soon.

WAR! WAR!! WAR!!!
END TIME TINZ

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The present administration might be the only string holding the country together, any form of stupidity. Might tear this country into shreds.

If Buhari and his conspiracy band decides to toy with the legal amnesty offered to ND Militants (whom fought for a just cause), then he should be ready to explain to the world why he chose to divide the country .

As for the governors, they should talk to the Almajiri general whose aim is to give amnesty to BH .

Hmmmm, na wa oo

I don't think he will tho. But if he does, best for everyone.

Ok

Dem never see anything

kodyx:
He is nothing but a toothless bulldog, let him come out with the worst he can do;the nigerian state is waiting for him..

What has the Nigerian stare done to Shekau?

Keep living in amnesia and burying your head in the sand.

He can call a meeting of his "ex-commanders" but he shouldn't "incite" anybody against the present Administration!

MEND has also dissociated their group from Tompolo's meeting!

It's getting more "interesting"!!

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Taich:
Peace is priceless, terror is senseless. I believe this is something a good strategy and dialogue will solve.

buhari is bringing d terror. what else do u expect

Why beg them?

Nigeria is bigger than some greedy militants,who's feeding fat on the ignorance of their people..

Tompolo is fighting for his pocket,and not the Niger Deltans,I pity the zombies who believes in his ideology..

The problem with the South-south,is the greed of its leaders.if in doubt,watch "black November"

I hope say the guy go hear word.

I hope he won't invite the wrath if the ex-general

This is no longer a fisherman's regime

Tompolo may end up as fried fish.

PassingShot:
Just one bullet and all the sneezing will be gone forever!

Which kind one bullet
Have they shot shekarau or any boko hsram member for d past 2 months