Tompolo’s Private Jet And Other Lies

I have consistently restrained myself from
responding to lies and unfounded
comments made on the person of High
Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo
aka Tompolo on his days in the creeks and
afterwards.
As responding to deliberately concocted lies
is nothing but an attempt to give credence to
counterfactual affirmations, hence the need
to thread the part of silence – since silence
in itself is the best response to a fool.
However, the latest rumour on his acquisition
of a private jet has become one lie too many.
Therefore, for the purpose of setting the
records straight, I hereby state categorically
that all such malicious rumours peddled in
recent times on Tompolo owning oil blocks,
mansions in Abuja and Lagos and overseas are
false. These are lies deliberately made up and
disseminated by criminal elements whose aim
is to tarnish Tompolo’s personality. These are
criminals whose ignoble exploits are currently
affected by Tompolo’s efforts to support the
government in ensuring peace and security in
the Niger Delta region and in Nigeria at large.
Anyone who has the Niger Delta at heart and
thinking critically how the multiplicity of
problems bedeviling the inhabitants of the
region could be tackled would have little or
no time for such frivolities orchestrated by
sponsored enemies of the region and her
people.
The most recent attack on Tompolo’s person
is an unfounded report titled: “The
Opportunity Cost of Tompolo’s Private Jet”
supposedly written by one Kikiowo Ileowo
and published in an unpopular online blog
which has assisted these rumour peddlers in
the spread of falsehood across social media
space. I wish to state unequivocally that:
High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo
aka Tompolo does not have a Bombardier
Lear 60SE Jet or any jet for that matter.
The likes of Kikiowo Ileowo should know that
jets (Bombardier or of other sorts) are yet to
be accommodated anywhere in Tompolo’s
scale of preference. If he had $13.3 million
as alleged by the liar, he would gladly invest
such money to uplift the poor, suffering and
downtrodden in oil-bearing yet unnoticed
communities of the Niger Delta through his
foundation (Tompolo Foundation) rather than
buy a jet. Tompolo knows just how far $13.3
million will go in ameliorating the suffering of
his people in the Niger Delta region who have
been ultimately forgotten by Governments in
Nigeria and the multinationals engaged in the
degradation of the region through their oil
exploration activities.
This should serve as an outcry to journalists
to desist from the lazy man’s approach to the
noble profession of journalism. They should
not sit in beer parlours to gather rumours
for publication online/newspapers rather they
should embrace investigative journalism and
adhere to the ethics of balanced, fairness and
objectivity.
Finally, I appreciate all those that have
contacted the family and friends of Tompolo
to ascertain the veracity of the rumours.
Also, thanks to those who have taken time
out of their tight schedule to comment online
and otherwise against the phantom jet
rumour and other lies.
Truth is sacred!
Thank you.
Pondi Kestin