Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta (MEND) Government Ekpemupolo (aka
Tompolo) has restated the resolve of the Niger Delta
warlords to make Nigeria ungovernable if President
Jonathan fails to return as president in next month's
general election.
In a statement released by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul
Bebenimibo, in Warri yesterday January 29th, Tompolo
attacked Gen Theophilus Danjuma for calling for his arrest
alongside Asari Dokubo and other Niger delta warlords. He
said the treaty that merged the Northern and Southern
protectorate of Nigeria expired last year and everyone
should be grateful to President Jonathan for keeping
Nigeria together. Part of his statement after the cut...but
meanwhile, the presidency has condemned this war threat
from Tompolo and others..
"Gen. Danjuma and his cohorts should know that I remain
resolute on my position in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, that
President Goodluck Jonathan must win this election for
Nigeria to continue to stay together. Gen. Danjuma should
be reminded that the devilish treaty that brought the
Southern and Northern Protectorates together in 1914
expired last year. Danjuma and his likes, such as Gen.
Buhari, Gen. Obasanjo and Mr. Bola Tinubu, should be
grateful to President Jonathan who has been keeping this
country together. If not for President Jonathan, Nigeria
would not have been any more. Danjuma and his cohorts
should be reminded of the saying that ‘those who live in
glass house should not throw stones’.
The call by Gen. T.Y Danjuma (rtd) to arrest me and other
agitators for a better living for the people of the Niger Delta
region is an indication that he is behind terrorism in the
North eastern part of the country as well as the stoning of
President Jonathan’s convoy in Kastina and Bauchi states,
because he has never condemned those acts, even though
Boko Haram attacked churches and mosques in his home
town. Is Gen. Danjuma not aware of the peaceful
atmosphere when Gen. Buhari visited Delta, Rivers and
Bayelsa (home state of the President) states for campaign?
Why is it that President Jonathan’s convoy was attacked in
Kastina and Bauchi states without any provocation? Who is
Gen. Danjuma if not for the oil wealth he is enjoying from
the Niger Delta?
He should be rather arrested for being behind terrorism in
the North. Where was Danjuma when Mallam Ciroma
Adamu threatened to make Nigeria ungovernable, if
President Jonathan defeated the All Progressive Congress
Presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammedu Buhari?
Where was this so called statesman when the APC
campaign Director General (DG), Mr. Rotimi Ameachi
threatened to form a parallel government if President
Jonathan wins the 2015 elections? Where was this
hypocrite when Dr. Junaid Muhammed, Muhammedu
Buhari and Atiku Abubakar all said in separate interviews
that the nation will boil if Jonathan won the election in
2011? Is it the interest of Nigeria Gen. Danjuma is
protecting or his oil bloc in the Niger Delta? Is it the interest
of Nigeria Danjuma is protecting or his 50 million dollars
donation to Gen. Buhari for his campaign? Let Gen.
Danjuma and his cohorts know that they will not see any
Ijaw man, the Igbos and others to fight on their side if the
war that they are planning broke up,”.
In a related development, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC),
also released a statement signed by its spokesman, Eric
Omare yesterday January 29th where they faulted the call
by Gen Danjuma to arrest the Niger Delta ex-militants.
"We are surprised that General Danjuma swiftly called for
the arrest of Tompolo, Asari and other Niger-Deltans,
whereas he has neither condemned nor called for the arrest
of those who have been consistently attacking the convoy
of President Jonathan in the northern part of the country.
General Danjuma’s call is not deserving of an elder
statesman who is supposed to be unbiased rather than his
obvious bias against the Niger-Delta people. Only
yesterday, in Gombe State a supporter of President
Jonathan who was pasting his posters was attacked and
seriously brutalised.
Why has General Danjuma not condemned this dastardly
act if he is really an elder statement? There was no time at
the meeting the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake
Dickson, with youth leaders and ex-Niger Delta freedom
fighters where it was resolved that Niger Delta people would
destabilise Nigeria, if President Jonathan fails the February
14, 2015 presidential election. This did not form part of the
resolutions of the meeting, which were read out by Hon.
Kingsley Kuku for Governor Dickson to transmit to Mr.
President.
The meeting was called by the Governor of Bayelsa State, to
solicit support for President Jonathan from Niger-Delta
youths and ex-freedom fighters. However, the meeting
frowned at and its dissatisfaction with the persistent attack
on the campaign convoy of President Jonathan in some
northern states when General Buhari, his main opponent,
was protected and campaigned freely in the south during his
campaign tour.
Hence, the meeting condemned in the strongest terms the
attack on President Jonathan and resolved that nobody can
intimidate President Jonathan out of the presidential race.
At the meeting, all the youth leaders and ex-Niger Delta
freedom fighters resolved to put their grievances aside and
agree to work for the re-election of President Jonathan.
Therefore, the report on ex-militants threatening to
destabilise Nigeria in the event of President Jonathan losing
the 2015 election is not part of the resolution of the
meeting. The meeting could not have discussed that as we
are confident that President Jonathan would win the
February 14, 2015 presidential election. We, therefore, call
on Nigerians and the security agencies to disregard the call
for arrest of Tompolo, Asari and others, which is based on
a misleading report. The accusation levelled against
President Jonathan by the APC is also unfounded,” the
statement said. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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