Ex-militants from Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Ondo states have declared their support for the recently launched President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) Door-to-Door Campaign spearheaded by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo.
The ex-militants, who pledged to campaign and vote in line with Tompolo’s directives, made the declaration in Benin City during the inauguration of the national executives of Phase 3 of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), led by General Godstime Ogidigba.
They also vowed to continue supporting security agencies and Tantita Security Services Limited in maintaining peace across the Niger Delta region.
Speaking at the event, General Ogidigba assured that Phase 3 members would contribute to sustaining Nigeria’s oil production and pledged to unite aggrieved members under the programme.
He further commended the Administrator of the PAP, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, describing him as the best administrator to have led the scheme. According to him, Otuaro restored several benefits previously denied to ex-agitators since assuming office.
He said, “As ex-agitators, our loyalty is to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, because what we are benefiting today is because of his steadfastness, persistence, and consistency. And I want to make it clear that we are joining Tompolo’s door-to-door campaign to make sure Tinubu returns to the Villa.
“We are also poised to work with Tompolo’s Tantita Security outfit to protect our oil infrastructure from oil thieves. We will support Tompolo by reaching out to some of our brothers who are still interested in doing some scanty bunkering because most of the people bursting the pipeline here, and some people were not captured during the amnesty program.
“I know many of them who surrender their arms and were not documented got angry and resort to bunkering because they see it as their national cake. Over time, I have been talking to them, and they said nothing is coming to them. Now that I am the National Chairman, it will be easy for me to tell them that a new dawn has come and our father Tompolo has changed things.
“Since Tompolo’s Tantita took over, the production of oil has increased, and sometimes we beat OPEC quarter, but that does not mean we have a hundred percent security in the area of pipeline”.
Other members of the Phase Three. Amnesty national executives are Gen. Godwin Governor, Gen.Akpos Jericho, Gen Oyin Bolowei, Gen. Eniyekenimi, Gen Francis Akpohoro, Gen. Don Oney, Gen. Biboye Wilberforce, and Gen. Jokpa Emovon.
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