Buhari's Endorsement: "I Am Not Aware".... Tompolo Insists

"Tompolo is not in endorsement politics as he is presently troubled with the way and manner his kinsmen in Gbaramatu kingdom are been harassed and intimidated by President Muhammadu Buhari military on daily bases". 



Against claims in the social media by some members of the public that five ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta were billed to endorse the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, one of the prominent leaders from the South south has issued a press statement excluding his personal from any such move.

High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo in the statement which was issued and signed by his Media Adviser and Consultant, Paul Bebenimibo, said the attention of his principal has been drawn to a press release in the online platform of the Premium Times newspaper, that "he is among five ex-militant leaders who are set to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari as preferred candidate of the February 16 presidential election in Port Harcourt".

"We wish to notify the general public that Tompolo is not aware of this development", the statement read.

"The endorsement is said to be coordinated by Boyloaf. It must be pointed out that Tompolo has not been in touch with Boyloaf since 2015", Bebenimibo disclosed.

The statement further revealed that, "Tompolo is not in endorsement politics as he is presently troubled with the way and manner his kinsmen in Gbaramatu kingdom are been harassed and intimidated by President Muhammadu Buhari military on daily bases".

"This same military harassed, brutalised and killed his father, Chief Thomas Ekpemupolo in 2015, and up till now, President Buhari has not made any statement by way of apology to him. And so, what will be the reason for Tompolo to endorse him, to further kill his kinsmen?

"Tompolo has been in agony since 2015 as the present Government is after him for unsubstantiated allegations of corruption".

"It is not true that Tompolo is part of those who are set to endorse President Buhari in port Harcourt, therefore President Buhari and the  general public should disregard the news as it is purely a fake news", the statement concluded.