
Tompolo: From Humble Beginnings to Prominent FigureBy Our Correspondence
Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, was born on April 12, 1971, in Okerenkoko, a town in the Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State, Nigeria. He hails from the Ijaw ethnic group, which is one of the major ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region. His early life was marked by the challenges typical of…