There was concern in military
circles in the Niger Delta region on Thursday following the planned meeting of
leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND).
The Nation is
reporting that The meeting, slated for Izon House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, is being
convened by MEND leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo.
A terse invitation, a
copy of which was made available to The Nation, reads: “My dearly beloved
Commanders and Leaders of various wings of the Movement of the Emancipation of
the Niger Delta (MEND), I greet you all.
“It is my pleasure to
humbly invite you to a very crucial and urgent meeting as follows:
Venue: Izon House,
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
“Date (of the meeting
is) Saturday, July 25th, 2015. Time (is) 2pm Prompt,” concluded the letter,
which was signed with Tompolo signing off with his traditional title – Izon
Ibe-Ebidouwei of Izon nation.
Contacted, Tompolo
said the meeting was to deliberate on recent developments in Nigeria as well as
the fate of the Niger Delta region in the current political dispensation.
Speaking through his
media aide, Comrade Paul Bebenimibo, who did not divulge further detail about
the meeting, said the MEND leaders would chart a path for the progress of the
region.
However, The Nation
gathered that the planned meeting is a source of concern for top military
commanders in the region.
Tompolo, a known
supporter of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was the founder of the deadly
group that crippled oil production in the region from 2005.
The Nation gathered that
he was placed under security watch following the defeat of Jonathan in the
March 28 presidential election.
The former militant
leader had maintained a low profile since after the election and subsequent
inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29.
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