There are indications that the President of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujarheed Asari-Dokubo, may have shunned entreaties by prominent Ijaw leaders to stop his criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

Sources said Asari- Dokubo was asked to stop his criticisms so as not mar bid by Jonathan to seek re-election in 2015.

The sources said that Asari-Dokubo discountenanced pressure by eminent Ijaw leaders and his colleagues in the Niger Delta struggle to put stop his criticisms of Jonathan’s administration. National Mirror learnt that the Presidency was uncomfortable with the recent utterances of Asari-Dokubo, especially in the media.

The Presidency felt concerned that the criticism of Asari-Dokubo was sending wrong signals to Nigerians outside the South/South geopolitical zone on the chances of Jonathan for a second term mandate in 2015. Investigation revealed that the Presidency was embarrassed that Asari- Dokubo was too strategic to be allowed to “utter reckless statements about the Presidency.”

Consequently, the Presidency recruited some notable Ijaw leaders and former militant commanders to persuade Asari-Dokubo to sheathe his swords. It will be recalled that Asari-Dokubo lately embarked on negative media campaigns against Jonathan’s administration.

Specifically, he warned that the re-election of Jonathan in 2015 was doubtful. The ex-militant leader, who said Jonathan had not performed satisfactorily, warned that the re-election of Jonathan hung in the balance.

Besides, Asari-Dokubo condemned the rift between Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo and asked the incumbent to mend fences with the ex-Nigerian leader in order to brighten his chances for re-election in 2015. Asari-Dokubo asked Jonathan to extricate himself from some of his aides, who he alleged have hijacked him for selfish interests.

National Mirror learnt that the Presidency “hired” the South/ South Leader, Chief Ed-win Clark and notable ex-militant commander, Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, alias Tompolo, to prevail on Asari-Dokubo to his action.

http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/2015-asari-dokubo-shuns-entreaty-to-stop-criticism-of-jonathan/

Though i don't know the motive behind his criticism about jonathan administration, but if it is base on genuine love for our dear country(Nigeria) development, i think we should give him kudos for that. it's not easy to condem your own in Nigeria's setting and i think we can all learn from that, irrespective of where our leader is from Yoruba, hausa, igbo, effik, ijaw, idoma nupe etc we should condem together and comend together if they deserve it.
Happy new year!!!

Is Gej really seeking re-election in 2015? My advice to him is that if he insists on re-election 2015,he should do the will of the people to seek re-election,he should never rely on his nobles because they help masses to ruin him when the masses are up against.

'Hired Edwin Clark'? A foot at his age...

Asari is saying the truth

This country is a tribal nation. I'm sure if he was criticizing Yaradua or Obasanjo, he would have been encouraged to continue.

Visits thread, reads comments and shakes my head at the fools that will think that there is genuine rift between Asari and the president.
Asari is a product of the struggle and he's only speaking against things that will militate against the president's second coming hence
the criticisms. His actions are to make the president sit up and shouldn't be misunderstood as animosity.

Una nova tire to dey comment on RUMOUR MONGERING dressed as new for dis countri? Abi na una dey even dey do the mongering sef.....

*exits silly thread*

Asari- Dokubo was too strategic to be allowed to “utter reckless statements about the Presidency.”

See what PRESIDO thinks of a MURDEROUS CRIMINAL......