A group of former Niger Delta militants have said that the North should forget about enjoying petroleum products or crude oil proceeds if they continue to antagonize President Goodluck Jonathan over his bid for re-election in 2015.
The group, the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, met in Oron, Akwa Ibom state said anybody opposed to the idea for a second term for President Goodluck Jonathan is an enemy of the region.
President of the group, Mr. Reuben Wilson, said, “We met in Oron to review developments in the country, particularly the interest of the Niger Delta people. You will agree that the Niger Delta is the main stay of the nation’s economy. You will also agree with me that the Niger Delta people are sustaining the economy at great inconveniences and pains to its people and the environment. This has been the only time that the region has had the privilege of producing a president for the country.
“It is unthinkable that the North will be plotting against our son, intimidating him with bomb blasts here and there and causing the untimely death of scores of innocent Nigerians, all because they want to take back power.
“We have always seen the need for us to live together as one indivisible country and that is what Mr. President believes in.”
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