House of Reps orders police probe on Dokubo, Kuku, over 2015 warnings
Premium Times Published: May 7,2013

The president’s associates have warned of crisis if Mr. Jonathan is not reelected.

The House of Representatives has mandated an immediate police investigation of two close allies of President Goodluck Jonathan, who warned of serious consequences if the president is denied a fresh term in 2015.

Lawmakers condemned the comments in the “strongest terms” by presidential adviser on Niger-Delta Amnesty Programme, Kingsley Kuku; and ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo; and unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday, urging the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to commence investigations.

“While Nigerians are fervently praying for peace in Nigeria, some Nigerians are already out sowing the seed of discord amongst the people,” said Ali Madaki (PDP, Kano), who raised the motion.

Mr. Kuku, who spoke at a meeting with United States officials in Washington, said the president remains the sole custodian of peace in the Niger Delta, and made it clear that the restive region, and by implication, the entire nation, will face crisis if Mr. Jonathan failed to clinch a second term.

“It is true that the presidential amnesty programme has engendered peace, safety and security in the sensitive and strategic Niger Delta,” Mr. Kuku said. “Permit me to add that the peace that currently prevails in the zone is largely because Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who is from that same place, is the President of Nigeria. That is the truth. It is only a Jonathan presidency that can guarantee continued peace and energy security in the Niger Delta.”

He said while the challenges that stoked the Niger Delta crisis have yet to be fully addressed, the agitators-the militants- were prepared to patiently await progress as long as one of their own, Mr. Jonathan, remains the president.

The bellicose remarks, well condemned in the media, drew no rebuke from the presidency. Officials who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES informally, instead, praised Mr. Kuku’s forthrightness.

On Friday, Mr. Dokubo, who recently criticized the president, accusing him of dismal performance in the Niger Delta, told reporters separately that Mr. Jonathan must be returned to office in 2015.

He affirmed Mr. Kuku’s remarks and bluntly warned of a restart of conflict if the president is denied reelection. Mr. Jonathan has not confirmed that he will be seeking a reelection.

Of Mr. Kuku’s remarks, Mr. Dokubo said: “I want to go on to say that, there will be no peace, not only in the Niger Delta but everywhere if Goodluck Jonathan is not president by 2015, except God takes his life, which we don’t pray for.

“Jonathan has uninterrupted eight years of two terms to be president, according to the Nigeria constitution. We must have our uninterrupted eight years of two tenure. I am not in support of any amendment of the constitution that will reduce the eight years of two tenure that Goodluck Jonathan is expected to be president of Nigeria.

“For very long time, our resources from the Niger Delta has been used to feed and fund Nigeria, and some people are still feeling that Nigeria is their personal property, and they can manage it the way they like, but those days are gone forever, it can never come back again.”

The House committee on Public Safety and National Security is to liaise with the police and keep the House informed of developments on the investigation.

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It took them long enough probe the modaphucking ethnic jingoists

That house no get work. Why don't they probe their jumbo salaries and allowances first?

Correct move Madaki and Reps! And pls ensure it doesn't just die down like that! Time to really show dose punks and their co that naija is bigger than dem and GEJ! I bet if it were Buhari or any of the opposition that had dared muttered half of what GEJ's thugs had uttered, the laptop dogs and other freelance psycophants for no allow us hear word

All na wash

Another rubish from a useless OP. Daydreamers. Let's start with Buhari, Sheik Gumi, Tinubu and Aliyu's utterances. 2015 is around the corner, let's not talk too much.

Why is the NASS so daft that they don't know where their authority starts and ends.

Executive will just instruct the Police to stonewall such useless assignment.

The NASS that refuses to make enabling Laws that will empower the Judiciary and Civil Societies to build effective democratic institutions to police every citizen irrespective of how lowly or highly placed in this Country.

Bunch of corruption personified Assembly men that stonewall any good bill unless the sponsor is ready to offer gratification by sharing ghana must go money bags.

Shouldnt that be the work of the SSS If they are not in cahoot with our useless and clueless president Retardeen Jonathan

Now a militant like Asari would stand in Aso Rock and issue threats

Atiku, Aliyu, Buhari and Gumi should also make the list. They want to start what they can't finish.

Are they also going to probe Buhari's utterance?

What Buhari and co said is even worse because, what they promised Nigerians is already happening while that of Dukubo is yet to happen and might not even happen. So, let them start from Buhari and other northerner who made such utterance before and after the election.

If the threat comes from the North, it is free speech!

If it comes from the South, it is treason!

Nigeria was and still remains a mistake.

emm, Ebuka, where do you think the capital of Biafra should be cited?

Freedom of speech indeed!