A coalition of Niger Delta
agitators, under the aegis of Niger Delta Watchdogs and Coalition of Niger
Delta Agitators, have vowed to shut down Nigeria if the Federal Government
fails to withdraw its charges against the Chief Justice of the Federation, CJN,
Walter Onnoghen.
The agitators warned those
working under the Buhari government to “watch their back” if the administration
goes ahead with what they termed “harassment” of the CJN.
In a statement signed by John
Dakku, the agitators also warned all non indigenes who owned oil wells in the
coastal area to prepare to vacate their zone.
Stressing that Buhari has never
been disposed to the appointment of the CJN, the agitators said that was why he
delayed his appointment as the country’s chief law office after many months in
acting capacity.
The statement stated that
Onnoghen was suffering because he hails from the south south zone.
The statement reads: “The General
Assembly of the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators is shocked to learn about
the arraignment of the Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Justice
Walter Onnoghen over allegations of his false declaration of assets based on a
petition written by one Mr. Dennis Aghanya of the Anti-Corruption and Research
Based Data Initiative. The CJN is suffering just because he is from the
minority area of the South South the Niger Delta region. This is definitely a
petition plotted by the Presidency to forcefully remove the incumbent CJN from
office and replace him with a Northerner.
“In the first instance, President
Muhammadu Buhari was not disposed to Justice Onnoghens appointment to this
position which is why he refused to confirm the appointment after so many
months of serving in Acting capacity. It was during the period of his sickness
while in Britain that the Acting President Prof. Osinbajo confirmed the
appointment. We wish to also recall that in August last year, Mr. Matthew
Seiyefa of Bayelsa State who was the most senior and most qualified officer at
the time was appointed to the position of Acting Director-General of the
Department of State Security by Prof. Osinbajo, only to be replaced with a
retired and junior officer to Mr. Seiyefa, Mr. Yusuf Magji Bichi by President
Buhari as soon as he resumed duties. We hereby vehemently resist any attempt to
remove CJN Walter Onnoghen from office.
“These go to confirm that there
is a high level of hatred, injustice, discrimination and marginalization of the
Niger Delta region by the APC-led government over the past three years.
“Before the 2015 elections, we
can recall several events that took place in the political arena which can now
be confirmed were done to discredit the government of President Goodluck
Jonathan. Nationwide protests in 2012 led by top labour leaders and Civil Rights
activists including the current APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole,
Professor Wole Soyinka, Femi Falana, and Festus Keyamo greeted the government
of the day against the removal of oil subsidy and resultant increases in the
pump prices of the nations petroleum products. After much persistence,
government had to bow to the will of the people.
“During the campaign for
re-election in 2015, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan a South South indigene was attacked
in Bauchi state, we also witnessed how Northerners and Yorubas embarrassed him,
even those he trusted betrayed him and did everything possible to remove him
because he is from a minority tribe in Niger Delta. Therefore, we want to
inform Nigerians and the International Community that any attempt for President
Buhari to continue in office beyond May 2019 will be resisted by all means
necessary. If they succeed in rigging election and bring back Buhari, then
Nigeria should prepare to exist without the Niger Delta oil, Niger Delta will
not be part of Nigeria anymore. The Northerners should also prepare to leave
the Niger Delta if President Buhari contiue beyond May 2019; we are prepared to
strike once and for all and declare our Sovereign Niger Delta Republic.
“What, however, surprises us is
the fact that the same people and groups that protested against the petroleum
subsidy removal and increases in prices of the petroleum products are the ones
who gave President Buhari the nod to commence the subsidy removal without any
record of protests. This goes to confirm without any iota of doubt, that the
protests against the Jonathan administration were embarked upon basically
because he is from the Niger Delta region. Similarly, protests against the
Chibok Girls abduction, and complaints about widespread corruption, high prices
of commodity items, etc were the order of the day. They declared that they
needed change; thus, they ganged up, humiliated and betrayed Jonathan out of
office and brought President Buhari to power. But today the much desired
changed has metamorphosed into chains and those so called activists and civil
rights protagonists are keeping mum even in the face of human rights abuses,
and deployment of draconian laws reminiscent of the military era.
“Today, the prices of items have
increased geometrically and basic household items are no longer affordable to
teeming Nigerians. Price of petrol is now N145 per litre as against N87 during
Jonathans regime. A Bag of Rice now costs between N17,000 and N18,000 as
against N7,000 – N8,000 during the immediate past regime.
“Even though Boko Haram
insurgency was prominent during Jonathans regime, it is now beyond control. We
understand that Governor Shettima of Borno who was against the use of military
action against the insurgents by the then Government on the pretext that
innocent and harmless citizens shall be killed in the military operations, is
now crying that the insurgency is beyond him. As soon as APC government came
into power in 2015, Fulani Herdsmen started killings; today Fulani Herdsmen
have killed uncountable number of Nigerians, burn villages, maim and rape women
with impunity without any arrest or prosecution. Today the insecurity in the
country has degenerated to a point where people can no longer sleep with their
eyes closed, the situation is same in Borno, Yobe, Zamfara including Katsina
state, the home of President Buhari. If President Buhari cannot secure his own
people in Katsina State, how can he secure the whole Nigeria?
“Of course, he and his fellow
tribalists should remember that whatever goes round, comes around. Even the so
called fight against corruption is very selective, and ridiculously those who
are branding the past PDP-led government as the most corrupt are those who had
been part of the government since 1999 as governors, legislators, political
appointees, etc., but today they are not ashamed to blame the government of
which they were an integral part, for the alleged failures and bastadization of
the economy. People like former Speaker and Governor Rotimi Amaechi, now
Buharis Campaign Director General and former Governor now Senator, Godswill
Akpabio who had corruptly enriched themselves during their tenures have now
found the APC their safe heaven.
“The nations poverty index has
skyrocketed, the rate of unemployment has increased. Today, Buhari is busy
trying to extradite erstwhile Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke from
London, while under his very nose, billions of naira are being drained
fraudulently by the Aso Rock Cabal and his political appointees and key office
holders across the nation. The NNPC has become a conduit pipe for siphoning the
nations financial resources. But to President Buhari and the Cabal, nothing bad
is happening in the governments led by the APC.the thieves are in the PDP-ruled
States. Benue, Rivers and Akwa Ibom States must be constantly harassed and
their accounts frozen because they are not APC. A recent case in point is the
alleged corruption charge with admissible evidence leveled against Governor
Ganduje of Kano State, who PMB has already declared to be the best Governor in
Nigeria.
“Nigeria is in a confused state
as recently declared by the United States of America. APC is prepared to win
the forthcoming elections by force. They have refused to campaign because they
have nothing to tell the people about the past three years of their governance.
Thus, they are preparing to win by any means through Vote Buying and
falsification of election results through INEC and Security Agencies. We have
now come to the conclusion that if Buhari returns to power the country will no
longer be safe. If Nigeria will remain as one indivisible unit, it will have to
survive without the Niger Delta crude oil. We call on those who ganged up,
protested and humiliated Goodluck Jonathan out of office, to rise up and do
same to President Muhammadu Buhari whose government is the worst in the history
of governance in the country.
“It is quite unfortunate that
recently the Buhari-led APC government has resorted to harassment and
intimidation of opposition with impunity, it is a glaring fact that the massive
corruption currently going on in the APC led government has placed Nigeria as
one of the worlds most corrupt country, yet Buhari is celebrating corrupt
officials as long as they are APC members.
“We therefore want to state categorically
that if the Presidency failed to reverse it harassment against the CJN, we will
have no other option than to mobilize all the Niger Delta fighters and commence
serious actions that would shake the country and the whole world; we shall shut
down all the oil wells in the Niger Delta. We also call on all the Northerners
and Yoruba who own oil wells in the Niger Delta to prepare to vacate
immediately, we also want to warn our Niger Delta brothers who are working for
Buhari to watch their back and know that we are watching them and their family
members, we warn them to stop campaigning for Buhari in the Niger Delta. Be
warned”
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