EX-militant leader,
Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, held a meeting, yesterday, in
Asaba, Delta State, with former top commanders of the defunct Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states.
A dependable source, said the meeting was convened by Tompolo to
deliberate with his former colleagues on next month’s presidential election as
it affects President Goodluck Jonathan, who is an Ijaw indigene. “They also
reviewed the support of the non operational MEND for the All Progressives
Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), and agreed
on ways to mobilise ex-agitators in the region for the PDP presidential
candidate.” The ex-MEND commanders reportedly left Asaba after the meeting for
their respective states. The source added “It is a top-secret meeting. I cannot
tell you more than that. I am even surprised how you got to know about the
meeting.”