Niger Delta militants have announced that there would be consequences if
President Jonathan fails to win the 2015 general elections.Mr Jonathan
who is of Ijaw ethnic tribe, the only time a minority tribe has governed
the nation.The ex militants revealed that if Jonathan is removed as
president, it would mean a direct attack on Ijaw nation.They also
threatened to unleash violence on the country and take back Niger Delta
oil should Mr. Jonathan loses re-election.The militants stated that
Jonathan victory in the next election is nonnegotiable.The militants
were speaking yesterday in Government House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
capital at a large meeting that was attended by all the former militant
leaders and their followers across the Niger Delta region.In
attendance were, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, leader, Niger Delta Peoples
Volunteer Force, Victor Ben Ebikabowei, aka, Boy Loaf, and Government
Ekpudomenowei, aka, Tompolo.The Special Adviser to the President on
Niger Delta Affairs, and chairman of Amnesty Implementation Committee,
Kingsley Kuku was also present with the Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake
Dickson and his deputy, President General of Ijaw Youth Council, Udengs
Eradiri, among others.Dokubo-Asari talked of the discrimination faced by
Ijaws all over the country and said they can’t and won’t take it any
longer.”For every Goliath, God created a David. For every Pharoah, there
is a Moses. “We are going to war. Everyone of you should go and fortify
yourself,’’ he said.He told everyone at the meeting to be ready for
battle ahead and declared that Mr. Jonathan would win
reelection.Dokubo-Asari also condemned the attack on jonathan’s campaign
in the north by hoodlums.He maintained that the survival of the Ijaw
nation rests in the hands of the militants gathered at the
meeting.Boyloaf also condemned the attack on Jonathan and said that
nobody has the monopoly of violence.He asserted there One Nigeria does
not exist and the only reason Nigeria’s diverse nationalities are
together is oil.He said that if the North takes power away from
Jonathan, Niger Delta will take their oil away.”Keep grudges and
sentiments apart. We are ready to match them bumper to bumper,” Boyloaf
said.Governor Dickson thanked the militants for backing the re-election
campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan as he faces off APC’s Muhammedu
Buhari.
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