There Will Be No War If Jonathan Loses Re-election – Okoi Obono-Obla Jan 25, 2015 I was really disgusted yesterday evening when I read the vituperations and ranting of some so called militants from the Niger Delta Region led by the loquacious , Asari Dukubo that they will declare war if President Good luck Jonathan fails to win the forth coming presidential election scheduled for 14th February 2015. The statement by these bunches of miscreants parading as militants committed to the defence of the cause of the Niger Delta is outrageous, reckless, irresponsible, uncouth, and foolish and threat to national security. In my anxiety I called the revered Professor Tam David-West to yell him the threat by the militants to declare war if President Jonathan is defeated. The eminent Professor deflated me when he calmly and collectedly told in his fast way of speaking. “Don’t mind the rascals; they can’t do anything”. But I want to say that these so called militants are just bluffing. No proper Niger Delta would go to war because President Jonathan loses the next election. I am from the Niger Delta and I know my people will never support any rebellion against the Federal Republic of Nigeria on account of the failure of President Jonathan in the next election. You can imagine the mindset and mentality of the supporters of President Jonathan. It is so unfortunate that these are the characters that are around the President. It is regrettably that the President has always failed to call these hooligans who claim that they support his cause to order each time they threatened national security on account of their so called support. It is equally unfathomable why the Police and the Directorate of State Security would not take action against these hooligans each time they let loose by threatening the territorial integrity of the country on account of the election of President Jonathan! I am totally lost why the Governor of Bayelsa State would assembly these hooligans in the hallowed ground of Government House, Yenagoa and give them the opportunity to make reckless and foolish statements threatening the rest of the country. The Governor of Bayelsa being a part to this treason able conduct of these hooligans should promptly resign as Governor of Bayelsa and give himself to the Police. It is equally unconscionable that the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku should be an accomplice in this sordid affair! Is the presence of the Governor and the Special Adviser an indication the assembly of these militants was endorsed by the President? Why has the President not reacted to this rebellious statement? Are these hooligans above the Law? Now and then they show their foolishness by threatening to wage war on a country that gave their so-called “brother” the opportunity of serving in the capacity of Vice President; Acting President and President! It is so sad. How can any sane person threatened to go to war against his country because the candidate he supports in an electoral contest losses election? How do you expect that in a democratic set up you can use threats, intimidation and bravado to win votes for your candidate? It is well settled that democracy strives on consensus and dialogue not rhetoric of war and civil strife. How can these people think that they can threaten the rest of the country or intimidate the rest of the country to vote for President Jonathan? Let me tell these war mongers that only the record of President Jonathan will win votes for him in the next election. No more, no less. In their small mindedness and foolishness they claim oil mineral belong only to the Niger Delta. This is balderdash. So assuming the mineral oil belong to the Niger Delta; does that in itself means that the rest of the country have become conquered; at the beck and call of the Niger Delta to the extent that they would be brows beaten to support a candidate that has proven a bumbling incompetent? What twisted; warped logic! Has mineral oil become Permanent Voters Card in the reckoning of these traitors? My God, what demented mindset! The oil of the Niger Delta belong to Nigeria not the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta is part and parcel of Nigeria. It is settled that a part cannot be greater than a whole. It is right time President Jonathan come down from his high horse and explain to us in simple language why we should give him another chance in the presidential villa; all these shenanigans of scheming for the postponement of elections; instigating militants to threatened fire and brimstones; castigating the candidate of the opposition and such frivolities would not help him. OKOI OBONO-OBLA
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:07:20 +0000
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