Ex-Niger-Delta warlords have warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, to stop instigating Nigerians against the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. The former militant leaders cautioned that the continued ridiculing of the President before Nigerians could cause disunity along ethnic and religious divides.
The ex-freedom fighters, who spoke under the aegis of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiatives (LPCDI) on Sunday, argued that Nigeria’s security and peace was being threatened by the hate campaigns of various political parties ahead of the presidential election. They added that the unrelenting media attack on President Jonathan’s government particularly by Chief Obasanjo was further heating up the polity.
The group’s leader, Reuben Wilson, popularly known as General Pastor Reuben, cautioned former President Obasanjo to think carefully before issuing divisive statements against President Jonathan, who hails from the Niger-Delta.
“We are advising Obasanjo to think very well before he takes any further action. It should be known that Nigerians are watching him closely and monitoring his utterances and actions against President Goodluck Jonathan,” LPCDI said.
They continued that “Nigerians are aware that because President Goodluck Jonathan refused to dance to his tunes as a perceived stooge, Obasanjo’s attacks [have] become a dangerous and threatening comic relief to the unity of the country. Obasanjo should stop instigating Nigerians against Jonathan through his utterances. Rather he should be grateful to Goodluck Jonathan for completing all his abandoned projects, like the East-West Road”.
The former militant leaders called on Obasanjo to appreciate Jonathan for completing most of the projects he awarded, stressing that “This should be the gesture from a political father to his son. Why can’t he assist his son Goodluck Jonathan to take Nigeria to the next level? Why is Obasanjo pulling down Jonathan’s administration to cause disunity in the country? We advise him to have a rethink before it is too late”.
While calling on the “APC and General Buhari to have a rethink over the use of religion and ethnicity to campaign against Jonathan’s re-election”, the group asked, “Why is the APC using the fact that Jonathan is from a smaller geographical area to oppress him? Why can’t they argue based on what Jonathan has done and what he has not?”
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Sylvester Ugwuanyi <sylvester.ugwuanyi@dailypost.ng> wrote:
Ex-Niger-Delta warlords have warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, to stop instigating Nigerians against the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. The former militant leaders cautioned that the continued ridiculing of the President before Nigerians could cause disunity along ethnic and religious divides.
The ex-freedom fighters, who spoke under the aegis of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiatives (LPCDI) on Sunday, argued that Nigeria’s security and peace was being threatened by the hate campaigns of various political parties ahead of the presidential election. They added that the unrelenting media attack on President Jonathan’s government particularly by Chief Obasanjo was further heating up the polity.
The group’s leader, Reuben Wilson, popularly known as General Pastor Reuben, cautioned former President Obasanjo to think carefully before issuing divisive statements against President Jonathan, who hails from the Niger-Delta.
“We are advising Obasanjo to think very well before he takes any further action. It should be known that Nigerians are watching him closely and monitoring his utterances and actions against President Goodluck Jonathan,” LPCDI said.
They continued that “Nigerians are aware that because President Goodluck Jonathan refused to dance to his tunes as a perceived stooge, Obasanjo’s attacks [have] become a dangerous and threatening comic relief to the unity of the country. Obasanjo should stop instigating Nigerians against Jonathan through his utterances. Rather he should be grateful to Goodluck Jonathan completing all his abandoned projects, like the East-West Road”.
The former militant leaders called on Obasanjo to appreciate Jonathan for completing most of the projects he awarded, stressing that “This should be the gesture from a political father to his son. Why can’t he assist his son Goodluck Jonathan to take Nigeria to the next level? Why is Obasanjo pulling down Jonathan’s administration to cause disunity in the country? We advise him to have a rethink before it is too late”.
While calling on the “APC and General Buhari to have a rethink over the use of religion and ethnicity to campaign against Jonathan’s re-election”, the group asked, “Why is the APC using the fact that Jonathan is from a smaller geographical area to oppress him? Why can’t they argue based on what Jonathan has done and what he has not?”
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