{"id":1842,"date":"2022-04-08T14:58:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2022\/04\/08\/iyc-condemns-attack-on-tompolo-by-arewa-youth-describes-statement-as-reckless-disrespectful-calls-on-presidency-to-award-surveillance-contract-to-tompolo\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:58:17","slug":"iyc-condemns-attack-on-tompolo-by-arewa-youth-describes-statement-as-reckless-disrespectful-calls-on-presidency-to-award-surveillance-contract-to-tompolo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/iyc-condemns-attack-on-tompolo-by-arewa-youth-describes-statement-as-reckless-disrespectful-calls-on-presidency-to-award-surveillance-contract-to-tompolo\/","title":{"rendered":"IYC Condemns Attack On Tompolo By Arewa Youth, Describes Statement As Reckless, Disrespectful, Calls On Presidency To Award Surveillance Contract To Tompolo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coastal News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, Popularly Known As Tompolo. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Statement on Tompolo by Arewa youth Assembly, reckless, irresponsible, childish, shameful, conveys self destructive manners say IYC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming up with unfounded and awful allegations is one thing and having the charisma to defend them is totally a different ball game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ijaw youth council western zone under the steady and unshakable leadership of Dr Doubra Collins Okotete has described the recent statement credited to one of these micro nothern groups, Arewa Youth Assembly seaching for patronage or recongnition, which is obviously being bankrolled by some sponsorers as ruse, Arewa youth assembly shot itself on the foot knowing well that, there will be a thousand response and reactions against their unguided and divisive statement over a man who has constantly kept the peace of Niger Delta and Nigeria by extention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the Arewa Youth Assembly were responsible enough, protection of pipleline security would not be part or bane of their statement with the level of insecurity ravaging the north with no solution in sight and with the recent incident that occured on the 28th of march 2022 were terrorist freely unchallenged bombed the Kaduna Abuja train, killing severall promising Nigerians and kidnapping more than a hundred passengers on the train and within same period the kaduna international airport was attacked and under seige, these are just a few of the several insecurity challenges bedelviling the Northern part of the country and the Arewa youth assembly with a notorious propensity for violence are yet to condemn these horrorful happenings in the North but quick to speak on oil matters that they don’t have a knowledge of how its produced. “We nor blane una”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They should know that CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While innocent citizens are still in the custody of the bandits that attacked the train with such like scenario spread acrossed the northern part of the country , a mannerless and a juvinile body such as Arewa youth assembly will shamefully berate Tompolo who have constantly sacrificed alot in maintaining the relative peace across the Niger Delta region with unbroken track records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


We can recall that just recently a notorious kidnapper, MK was on rampage in the creeks of Delta state creating uneasy calm. he allegedly killed some military men cart away with thier amunitions, but low and behold, it was still the same Tompolo who came to the rescue, captured MK and his men and handed them over, this is just a sample of so many rescue operations he has embacked on without public attention, we make bold to say that if a figure like Tompolo was in the Northern part of Nigeria , peace would have returned by now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Its on record that despite the pipeline security awarded to some firms, oil theft and pipeline vandelisation is on the rise and its a noticable fact by NNPC and the Federal goverment that Tompolo is the ONLY man that can come to the rescue before our economy nose dive to a level that will take us back to the woods, he’s shown capacity over time and and Niger Deltans are proud and happy with his leadership charisma, knowing well that oil is the mainstay of the countries economy that the NNPC limited under the leadership of Mallam Mpele Koko Kyari and the FG should ignore the callous statement coming from over pampared group since the Niger Delta is ready to cooperate with Tompolo to secure our national assets for the overall good of our country.Stating that, Tompolo is first a Niger Deltan, a bridge builder, and a man who has sacrificed so much in ensuring peace in the region and the Nigerian state at large. Tompolo is the main reason for the stability in the oil and gas industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a final Note, the Arewa Youth should be cautioned, and we make bold to state that the Ijaw Youth Council Western Zone will not tolerate any group or persons trying to malign or embarrass our revered Ijaw leaders unprovoked.
therefore, we demand an unreserved appology from the so called Arewa youth assembly to our distinguished leader High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aKa Tompolo withing seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comr. Omaghomi Olu-Derimon<\/strong>
Secreatar IYC Westerntern Zone<\/strong>
Dr Doubra Collins Okotete<\/strong>
Chairman IYC western zone<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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