{"id":108012,"date":"2023-09-25T20:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=108012"},"modified":"2023-09-25T20:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:24:13","slug":"oil-theft-niger-delta-minister-meets-tompolo-ijaw-monarch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/oil-theft-niger-delta-minister-meets-tompolo-ijaw-monarch\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil theft: Niger Delta minister meets Tompolo, Ijaw monarch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1778035237069177657\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, has met with the former leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, seeking sustained collaboration in upholding peace in the region, facilitating optimal oil production and minimizing oil theft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe meeting according to sources took place on Sunday in Oporoza, headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>It was further gathered that the minister also met with the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, as part of his ongoing strategic consultation efforts to address the multifaceted challenges in the oil-rich region.<\/p>\n<p>In the Minister\u2019s entourage was the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, and some other top officials of the Niger Delta ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Momoh who conveyed Mr. President\u2019s message and his hosts deliberated on strategies to combat crude oil theft and improve infrastructure in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The minister appealed for continued efforts to uphold peace in the region, facilitating optimal oil production and minimizing oil theft.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, has met with the former leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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