Saturday, 31 January 2015

PDP warns Tompolo & Asari: Jonathan is not an Ijaw President

At last, PDP national leadership is beginning to wake from their slumber and seeing the danger is those sad and unfortunate commentaries coming from the ex-militants who now run Billions of Naira contracts for the government of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The national leadership of the party has warned the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Alhaji Mujahid Asari- Dokubo, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo and their godfather, Chief Edwin Clark, to be mindful of what they say at this period of the nation’s political history.
PDP said: “We want to stress and state publicly, that whilst we have noted the interest, zeal and enthusiasms of individuals, various groups, support groups and organisations, that are supporting the president with statements, adverts, documentaries and TV programmes; we appeal to them to be guided by the noble ideals and the visions of the founding fathers of our party. 
“We are not in agreement with their statements and we are cautioning them to mind what they say. No individuals own the party. The President could be more loved in Anambra than Ijaw area. He has support in Adamawa State than in Bayelsa State...

The PDP also warned other support groups, organisations, professional bodies and associations rooting for President Goodluck Jonathan to be careful with their utterances to ensure decency in the polity.

This was even as ex- MEND Commanders in the Niger Delta, gave General Theophilus Danjuma seven days ultimatum to apologize over his call for the arrest of Asari Dokubo,Tompolo for threatening that Nigeria would break up if President Jonathan lost the February Presidential election. The ex-militants said that war would follow in Nigeria if Jonathan lost the election. Chief Clark and the ex-militants blasted General Danjuma in their reaction, saying that his remarks were disappo-inting.

At a meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital yesterday, the former militant commanders in the region condemned the call for the arrest of front line freedom fighters in the region, Alhaji Mujahideen Asari Dokubo and Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo, saying that the call amounted to a declaration of war against the Niger Delta region.

Former MEND Commander, Victor Ebikabowei Ben, alias General Boyloaf, also asked General Danjuma to apologise and hide his head in shame or face humiliation.

But speaking with newsmen in Abuja, PDP Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh noted that although the party appreciated the support of all Nigerians, it was disturbed over the provocative statements of some people which could provoke other parts of the country, warning that Jonathan was not an Ijaw President or that of the South South zone alone but the president of all Nigerians.

"Well, we have noted that whilst we are not responsible for the utterances, statements of some of our support individuals, groups and organizations; we are cautioning them to be mindful of what they say.

“Ours is a national party. We cover all zones, all local governments. No individual owns our party, no group, no people, no zone owns our party. And being a national party, we caution some of our people, some of our supporters to be mindful of the zeal that they exhibit. Let the wrong impression not be given."

It would be recalled that Asari-Dokubo had threatened that, “ex- militants would return to their old ways should President Jonathan lose the election,” at a meeting last week with Bayelsa State governor.

Amaechi said Jonathan is already a Goner; See what happened




The wahala between President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Rotimi Amaechi is far from over:

About Five Weeks ago...
Amaechi declared openly in Port Harcourt: "I challenge Jonathan to mention one project he did in Rivers State in the last 6 years... okay let him mention just half..."
- Rotimi Amaechi.

During his campaign recently...
Jonathan confessed in Port Harcourt: "The campaign DG of APC (Amaechi) said in Yenagoa that I did not do anything in Rivers and Bayelsa States.... It is a good thing, at least people can see that I'm fair to all... It is not as if I am doing something where I come from and refuse to do elsewhere. The DG (Amaechi) is my witness....Vote me for second term and we will do something..."
- Goodluck Jonathan.

In fact, some PDP men could not understand why President Jonathan had to speak the way he did that day. He accepted all what Amaechi has been saying about him, calling him "I Will Do President".

Nigerian army relocates over 200 female soldiers from Maiduguri in anticipation of Boko Haram attack

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the Nigerian military authorities are moving female soldiers based in various army formations in Maiduguri and other parts of Borno State to Abuja as the army anticipates a massive attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, by Boko Haram.
The sources said there was heightened apprehension about an impending attack, hence the decision to reassign female soldiers to Nigeria’s capital. The military action also stemmed from the death of five female soldiers and the abduction of another four by Boko Haram militants when they attacked a military base in Baga a few weeks ago.
Following recent intelligence indicating that Boko Haram militants were strategizing on a fierce offensive to capture Maiduguri before the February 14 elections, the army moved more than 70 female soldiers last week.
One of our sources revealed that 146 more female soldiers had been moved to Maiduguri airport, where they are awaiting airlift to Abuja. The source said that all the female soldiers were supposed to have left by 10 a.m. on Thursday, but added that the military did not have a large enough aircraft to take their entire luggage.
The security sources also told SaharaReporters that Maimalari Barracks, home to the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army, is the only military base left standing in Borno State. Maimalari was described as the only military formation capable of withstanding a major attack from Boko Haram militants. One source said that Nigerian military intelligence had received information that Islamist militants were regrouping in areas around Maiduguri in preparation for a major offensive against the city. 
The Islamist fighters’ attempt to take over the state capital last week was foiled, with Nigerian troops and civilian vigilante members collaborating to kill more than 100 terrorists. However, the militants successfully overran Monguno Barrack, killing and injuring many soldiers.