Runaway former Niger Delta warlord,
Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo yesterday accused President
Muhammadu Buhari of ignorance about the situation of things in the oil
producing region.
He said the APC-led Federal Government was only interested in the region’s oil and not the wellbeing of its people.
Tompolo, in his latest open letter to
Buhari, also accused the President of unfair treatment, alleging
molestation of his 84-year-old father, Chief Thompson Ekpemupolo, who he
said had lost a lower limb to amputation following an encounter he had
with soldiers who invaded Kurutie, Warri South West Local Government
Area, in May.
He urged the President to take keener
interest in the affairs of the region and investigate allegations
against him instead of judging him by what politicians say.
He said: “As it stands now, you are not
abreast with things happening in this part of the country. Perhaps you
are only abreast with crude oil exploration activities in the Niger
Delta region.
“I do not need to remind Your Excellency
that the primary duty of any government is to seek after the welfare
and security of the citizenry.”
On his father’s travails, he said: “The
military went to Kurutie town in search of my 84-year-old father and
brutalised him. We managed to rescue him to Warri and hospitalised him.
“Sadly, one of his lower limbs was
amputated two weeks ago. From the doctor’s report, it will be a miracle
if he survives this incident.
“Is this 84-year-old man also a member of the Niger Delta Avengers, that he was brutalised to the point of death?
“Will your Excellency accept this in good faith if this was done to your father or someone of this age in your family?
“I have not heard of anyone that was treated like this even in the volatile North Eastern part of the country.”
Tompolo, who is wanted to stand trial
for corruption-related charges, dwelt on the allegations against him and
urged the President to deploy his trusted aides to the area to
ascertain the true state of affairs.
He hinted that the issue of his alleged
fraud was being used as a tool of blackmail and political vendetta,
stressing that if the president took time to investigate the matter,
the truth would be revealed.
He added: “I have been wondering since
the beginning of my travails at your instance, and I wish to ask
whether, is this part of the fight against corruption in Nigeria? Or was
it because I supported my kinsman, former president Goodluck Jonathan
in the 2015 general elections?
“I thought everyone in Nigeria has the liberty to support whoever he or she deemed fit in an election.
“And as Dr Jonathan bravely accepted the
outcome of the election, which brought you in as President of Nigeria
today, I thought you will heal wounds as the father of the nation. And
it was on this premise that I visited you immediately after your
swear-in ceremony to pledge my loyalty and readiness to work with your
administration.
“I am yet to be told the reason for all these shenanigans exhibited by your security agencies and party members.
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