In the build-up to the 2023 polls, Dokubo said he was paying back favour done by Tinubu to him in the past by supporting the latter’s presidential bid.
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Bola Tinubu on Friday received a leader in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, Asari Dokubo, at the State House.
The meeting is believed to be linked to Tinubu’s effort to end oil theft.
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.
In his recent meeting with security chiefs in the country, the president said he won’t tolerate oil theft.
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Charging 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 noted that he would be looking closely into Nigeria’s misfortunes in the maritime domain, focusing particularly on the issues of oil theft.
Giving his directives, the president stressed that wherever the problem is coming from it must be crushed as soon as possible.
Tinubu also emphasised the need for coordinated efforts to combat terrorism, insurgency, banditry, oil theft, sea robbery, piracy, and other security issues that threaten the nation’s peace.
In the build-up to the 2023 polls, Dokubo said he was paying back favour done by Tinubu to him in the past by supporting the latter’s presidential bid.