Leader of the Niger Delta
Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujaheed Asari Dokubo, yesterday
replied his critics, saying that some politicians from the North were after the
life of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Presidency in 2015.
He, however, said the plot
would not succeed, and reiterated his stand, vowing that Jonathan must win 2015
presidential election and complete two-term in office.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Hausa Service monitored in Kaduna,
Dokubo, who accused Northern politicians of destabilising the government, said
Jonathan: “He is a beloved son of Niger Delta, and they will vehemently resist
plans to scuttle his government with ulterior motives.”
Dokubo, who is also leader of
the Niger Delta militants that were granted amnesty by late President Umaru
Musa Yar’Adua, said: “I said Goodluck “Jonathan will win, and he must win;
there are no two ways. The consequences will be so dear for the Nigerian state.
For long, he is called different names.
He is a human being and comes
from somewhere, and his people are ready to protect him. We are the ones
feeding this country and providing the source of livelihood of all Nigerians;
because of this, we must say what we want and so, Jonathan must get a second
term. And if not, the consequences will not be good for all.”
When asked to explain the
consequences of Jonathan not getting re-elected, Dokubo said: “We take the meal
off the table; we cut off means of life. We don’t need amnesty. Goodluck
Jonathan has done well for Northerners, but they are not appreciating him. They
are aiming the presidency and his life. And they will not succeed.”
Insisting that he is not
Jonathan’s pundit, Dokubu argued, “I am not Jonathan’s boy, I have been in this
struggle during Abacha, Abdulsalam, and Obasanjo administration where I was
imprisoned and also detained in SSS office. Who asked me to speak at that time?
He concluded by blasting his
critics, saying, “That is their problem; I don’t even care if they exist. They
used to come to me and I gave them money because they are beggars.”
Source: Blueprint
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