A coalition of Niger Delta
militants has threatened fresh bombings in the region if the country is not
restructured.
A statement signed by the leader
of the Niger Delta Watchdogs, Mr John Duku, in Uyo at the weekend, noted that the threat became
necessary following “anti-democratic actions” by the federal government.
He said, “After carefully
studying the recent political development in Nigeria in general and the Niger
Delta in particular, the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators hereby wishes to
state as follows:
“We hereby condemn the recent
freezing of the Akwa Ibom State Government Account by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission and we view it as an act of intimidation by the
agent of the Federal Government and the APC in order to weaken the smooth
running of government in the Niger Delta state.
“We hereby warn the EFCC and
other agents of government to desist from this act of official recklessness and
breach of the constitution.
“The action of the EFCC and the
Federal Government is against the laid-down procedure of investigation
stipulated in the EFCC Acts; the EFCC has no right or basis whatsoever to
freeze any state government account.
“Doing so against the Akwa Ibom
State Government is therefore a calculated attempt to cripple the activities of
the state government, label its officials as corrupt and punish the innocent
people of Akwa Ibom State.
“From all indications, the attack
is not on Governor Udom Emmanuel but on the good people of the state because of
the personal hatred the APC-led government has for the people of the state in
particular and the Niger Delta as a whole.
“We want to ask, why is it that
EFCC singles out opposition states like Akwa Ibom and Benue states for this
unjust act? Why are they not seeing the glaring corruption perpetrated by other
state governors and other APC states?”
The statement also condemned the
threat issued by Miyetti Allah against Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
“We hereby condemn the recent
anti-Saraki threat by Miyetti Allah leaders and describe it as treasonable.
“We also warn that any further
attempt to attack or forcefully remove the Senate President from office shall
be met with stiff resistance from the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators and we
promise that all business activities in the Niger Delta shall be completely
shut down,” it added.
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