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,2015,
Tompolo made it clear that he’
remain resolute on my position
’... Part of his statement after the
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"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.
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