Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Vol­unteers Force(NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, formerly known as Mel­ford Dokubo Goodhead Jr., has earned a reputation as a man who has, arguably, made some controversial pronouncements over the 2015 general elections.

In this interview, he spoke on the claim by President Goodluck Jonathan that Mr. Henry Okah attempted to kill him, his al­leged threat to overrun Yoruba and other issues.Excerpts:


What is your reaction to the recent endorsement of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari by MEND?

Our people say that birds of the same feather flock together. It is not strange that this phantom organisation is endorsing Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. I have always maintained that there is nothing like MEND. Anybody who has been reading my write-ups and interviews know my position on this. Let me make some expla­nation, regarding the coming into being of MEND.

When I was in the prison, NDPVF, the the political arm of organisation I belong to, went to Okerenkuku on the invitation of Tompolo. The IYC also went. Tom­polo’s organisation was there too. Other organisations were equally there. They went to Okerenkuku for a meeting on how to come together for our struggle. They decided that they did not want any more arrest. They resolved to use a faceless organisation. Denis Otuaro came with Kingston Poto and later Henry Okah came to me at Kuje prison.

They came to get my opinion on the need to get a name that would be used. Although members of the NDPVF resisted the new alignment, I coerced them into joining them. Okah and others wanted us to be faceless. They decided that fighters would bear phantom names. So, they came up with names, like Gen. Godswill, Tamino, Gbo­mo Jomo, Alaibe, etc. These were phantom names. They were not real. That was how the organisation, MEND, was formed. Be­fore I came out of prison, there was a break when Henry Okah became more domi­neering. He was extorting money from oil companies. Almost all the governors in the Niger Delta were paying him millions. A former of Rivers State governor was paying him N100 million monthly.

speakthetruth:
He's d presido, alot of ppl do!

Mogidi:


Isn't it strange MEND wants GEJ dead but endorsed Buhari?

Mogidi:


Isn't it strange MEND wants GEJ dead but endorsed Buhari?

iluvnaija:
"I have no enemies to fight" - GEJ.

Now I know why we can't defeat Boko Haram.