THE National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDE-A, yesterday made a rather heavy accusation against former President Goodluck Jonathan. They claimed that the ex-President is indeed the founder of the new Militant group terrorizing parts of the nation–the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).
So far the group has blown up a handful of oil pipelines and installations.
According to the NCNDE-A, the NDA formed last year in January ahead of the March 2015 presidential election by Jonathan.
This was alleged by the National President of NCNDE-A, Israel Akpodoro. He then urged the former President to call members of the NDA, to order.
“The Niger Delta Avengers is a creation of the ex-president aimed at thwarting any efforts made by successive administration especially that of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, administration.”
He alleged that the genesis of the group was from a meeting in January of 2015 at a meeting that was well attended by many Militants, convened by a governor in the South South. Jonathan and some of his friends were said to have been in attendance.
The gameplan was for the militants to standby, ready to take action should Buhari win the election.
He said he played no part as he was bundled out. “I was bundled out of the meeting but then that is realities of what Nigerians are witnessing today.
“The former President created the monster-Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, and he alone can call them to order and that is what my group is asking him to do.
“Nigerians should hold the Ijaw leader responsible for any possible collateral damage that may be incurred in the process of exterminating that destructive ragtag group with all its sympathizers in the region.
“Our common enemies in the Niger Delta region are those governors, ministers, Special Advisers, Director Generals, Senators and other representatives from the region who participated in government and use their offices to enrich themselves at the detriment of general good.
“We must redirect our anger to those who cornered the dividends of democracy in the region buying fleet of aeroplanes, building mansions in choices cities of the world…while their people live in abject poverty.
“President Buhari isn’t our problem but our leaders from the region.
“President Buhari should not relent in his military actions against those he described as enemies of peace in the region,” he concluded