Prominent Niger Delta leader and agitator for the cause of Niger Delta, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, is in a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Dokubo, a prominent supporter of the President during the 2023 presidential campaigns, is meeting the President as part of ongoing consultations with opinion leaders from the Niger Delta region.
Although the agenda remains undisclosed, it is believed to be related to the President’s efforts to strengthen oil and gas production and combat oil theft.
While speaking on the effect of the fuel subsidy removal, he argued that former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari failed to do what Tinubu has done in the past weeks of his administration.
He declared: “If Ahmed Bola Tinubu fails, hold me responsible. I am unapologetic.
“I have known him since 1992 and I know what he stands for, and can stand in the gap between him and the people and say this.
“This is a step my brother Goodluck failed to take when he had the opportunity. The same step Buhari could not take and Tinubu took it from his first day at the office.”
Earlier this week, the President met with some other key figures from the region. The leaders include former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Chief Timi Alaibe, and former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Dr Dakuku Peterside.
