President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with a former Niger Delta agitator, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Although the agenda of the meeting is unclear, it is believed that Dokubo is likely to be part of the President’s ongoing consultations with opinion leaders from the Niger Delta region.
Dokubo, is one of the supporters of the President, during the presidential campaigns and even after Tinubu’s victory at the polls.
President Bola Tinubu who had last week reiterated a promise to halt crude oil theft in the country, had also met with other key figures from the region, including former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe, as well as former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Dakuku Peterside.
It will be recall that the president held a meeting with the security chief in the country, the president said he won’t tolerate oil theft. Urging the leaders of all security agencies, Tinubu who said he is going to embark on a lot of reforms in terms of our security architecture, also added that he would be looking closely into Nigeria’s misfortunes in the maritime domain, focusing particularly on the issues of oil theft.
According to his directives, the president stressed that wherever the problem is coming from it must be crushed as soon as possible.
Tinubu also re-emphasized on the essence for a coordinated effort to combat terrorism, insurgency, banditry, oil theft, sea robbery, piracy, and other security issues that threaten the nation’s peace.
