Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the statement released by a breakout faction of the notorious Niger Delta Avengers militant group implicating him alongside some other top politicians as sponsors of the militant group.
Recall that the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA group had yesterday named the former president as one of the key sponsors of the militant group responsible for continuous attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region.
In a statement released on Sunday by the former president through his Media Aide, Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan urged Nigerians to discard the allegation made by Cynthia White.
He said: “For the avoidance of doubt, we are fully convinced that such an idiotic claim is too cheap a narrative, a facile contrivance so badly concocted that any discerning mind would easily see through its disingenuous and duplicitous nature.
“Since it is not in our place to speak for all those named in the obvious fabrication, we are only intervening to the extent that its hidden intent poses a violent threat to the life of former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, a committed patriot who the Almighty God has given the grace and good health to rededicate his life to the service of humanity, after serving his dear nation as President to the best of his abilities.
“We are also not bothered by this baseless accusation, contented that we are not the only ones conversant with Jonathan’s widely-acknowledged sincere disposition to peace, non-violence and better human community.
“We, however, seized by the feeling of déjà vu occasioned by the resurrection of one dim character masquerading as ‘Cynthia White’, who had in the past served as the spokesperson for a notorious group that had all along shown its hand to be going after the life of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan”.
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