Former militant leader Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, on
Monday warned that his fellow ex-comrades at
arms in the oil-rich Niger Delta would cripple the
Nigerian economy and make the country
ungovernable if President Goodluck Jonathan failed
to secure a second term ticket in the 2015
presidential election.
Asari-Dokubo, in an interview with National Mirror,
insisted that the South-South region must be
allowed to have an uninterrupted eight year term as
guaranteed by the constitution, warning that
anything short of that is a call to anarchy.
He also advised northerners not to seek election
into the presidency on the platform of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the main
opposition political group, the All Progressives
Congress, APC.
Asari-Dokubo, however, conceded to the APC, the
right to field a presidential candidate from the
South-South to challenge Jonathan in the election.
He added that people of the Niger Delta would not
accept defeat of Jonathan even in a free and fair
contest as he must govern the country beyond
2015.
He said: “If it is war the North wants, we are ready
for them because Jonathan must complete the
mandatory constitutionally allowable two terms of
eight years. At home, we have regrouped and we
have put our people at alert.
“In less than one hour, the way we would strike, the
world will be shocked. If anybody does anything
against Jonathan, we will retaliate. What we will do
will shock the whole world. We will cripple the
economy of the country not only in the creeks, but
also on the nation’s territorial waters, no vessel will
be allowed to enter Nigeria’s territorial waters.
“Let them not try anything. If they abuse Jonathan,
there is no problem, he is their President but
anything that will affect the interest of the Ijaw
people and the interest of the entire people of the
Niger Delta will be resisted at any cost.”
Asari-Dokubo also vowed that the defeat of the
president in a free and fair election would trigger
crisis.
His words: Jonathan cannot be defeated, they
cannot defeat him, they don’t have the right, every
part of the country must have equal stake in the
presidency of the country.
“Let them go and sleep in their houses. If they
don’t, they are looking for trouble and we are going
to give it to them. It will make better sense if APC
picks its presidential candidate from the South-
South. With that, there will be no battle for us to
fight and it will make it easier for us. Whichever
way it goes, it will enable us to continue our right of
uninterrupted rule of eight years, which is the
minimum constitutional requirement.
“They cannot take that from the South-South and
we will not accept it because every part of the
country must have equal access to the various
institutions of government, especially at the federal
level”, he added.
source: informationng.com
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