Tompolo Hijacks PDP in Delta State, Insist on Naming Deputy Governor

After allegedly paying $3 Million, Militant leader Government Ekpemupolo,

popularly known as Tompolo,wants to name the running mate of Senator

Ifeanyi Okowa, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Candidate

of Delta State.
Sources told Pointblanknews.com that the ex-militant who recently acquired

some war ships from Norway, has effectively taken over the PDP structures

in the state to the shock of party leaders.
The PDP flag bearer, Senator Okowa, is almost helpless as his structures

have also been hijacked by the ex-militant.
With a heavy war chest, Tombolo, is now seen as the new PDP leader who now

dictates who and who will be candidate of the the Party. Sources said on

his orders, list of National and State Assembly candidates have been

replaced.
Pointblanknews.com was informed by top party members who would not want to

be named that Tompolo allegedly gave Okowa $3million on the eve of the

promaries in exchange for deputy governorship slot.

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According to sources, while Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan removed an Itsekiri

candidate and replace him with Tompolo's brother for Warri North LGA

chairmanship, Tompolo reneged on promise to make Uduaghan PDP senatorial

candidate, instead he backed James Manager for the seat

“Tompolo wants Ijaw to have Local Government chairman which his brother

currently occupies, the Senate and Deputy Governor,” a source who would

not want to be named told Pointblanknews.com.
Delta South is made up of Ijaw, Itsekiri and Isoko. Tompolo's position

means that Itsekiri and Isoko are left with nothing. Isoko have never

tasted the governorship or deputy before. Expectations that an Isoko will

deputise a Delta North governorship candidate is being blocked by Tompolo.

A PDP source hinted that the Senatorial ticket is supposed to be rotated

among the three ethnic groups, but the Ijaw represented by Manager have

refused to quit since it got to them. Manager is going to the Senate

for a fourth term.
Tompolo, a former commander of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger

Delta (MEND) once declared “the most wanted man in Nigeria” in 2009 during

the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, is known to be a

staunch ally of President Goodluck Jonathan.
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