The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is laying a foundation for the arrest of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The IYC, however, advised the anti-graft agency to shelve any plan to “persecute” the former President, insisting that such a move would spell doom for the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Speaking at a news conference on Saturday to mark the burial of a former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the IYC President, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, said most of the close allies of Jonathan had been arrested by the EFCC.
He particularly condemned the recent arrest and detention of Jonathan’s cousin and contractor, Mr. Robert Azibaola, over an alleged $40m contract fraud.
Eradiri said Ijaw youths would not allow Azibaola, Jonathan or any rising Ijaw leader to be persecuted by the EFCC, the way the Federal Government dealt with the late Alamieyeseigha.

He said, “They have arrested almost all our people. Azibaola was arrested by the EFCC and we are calling on the EFCC to stop persecuting him further and charge him to court if there are issues.
“They detained him for a long time, forcing him to make statements to indict former President Jonathan. Azibaola is a businessman, a contractor, and has the right, like every other Nigerian, to get contracts. Why will the Niger Delta case be a different one?
“We noticed that the same way they persecuted Alamieyeseigha has continued. After Goodluck Jonathan, our people who contributed to that administration, are being persecuted by this government.
“The recent one is the ploy to arrest Goodluck Jonathan, which is unfolding every day. This must stop. Goodluck Jonathan is the most performing President that Nigeria has ever had. We are proud of him.

“Everyday, there is a calculated attempt to whittle down the achievements of former President Jonathan. We call on Nigerians to mount pressure on the government to focus on leading Nigeria right rather than looking for ways to bring down the achievements of Jonathan.
“Buhari should please focus on governance rather than persecution of people who have added value. We are not happy about it and today, we use Alamieyeseigha’s death as a point of contact. The world has seen that from Alamieyeseigha, it has trickled down to all the Niger Delta people.”

Speaking on the alleged removal of 10 per cent community equity from the new Petroleum Industry Bill, Eradiri asked the government to do the needful.
He added that the Federal Government ought to have known that community ownership would ameliorate the years of crises in the Niger Delta region.

The IYC President added, “For us, we will not beg for it. We will not even lobby anybody. The oil is our oil and we will take it. If they like, they should put it, if they don’t like, they should leave it. We expect that this country should have commonsense by including community participation.
“In the issue of pipeline surveillance, this 10 per cent would have covered pipeline surveillance. Once the people know that they have 10 per cent in this business, they will protect it.”

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Yeah right! We heard same thing about Kanu...no one can face government however I don't want him arrested as well to avoid public ridicule...Nigeria ain't right for that kind of trial yet...

buhari is not focusing on the right issue now everybody know,but that no mean say person way thief our money no go return am. Whether president or not probe him. When buhari is done next govt will probe him for too much flight ticket and inability to stay in his country.

ramdris:
Yeah right! We heard same thing about Kanu...no one can face government however I don't want him arrested as well to avoid public ridicule...Nigeria ain't right for that kind of trial yet...

Your federal govt cant even find Tompolo.

Of course, it will.

Only you will just keep spilling the oil on your soils on form of retaliation or protest.

mbah2x:
buhari is not focusing on the right issue now everybody know,but that no mean say person way thief our money no go return am. Whether president or not probe him. When buhari is done next govt will probe him for too much flight ticket and inability to stay in his country.

IBB, Obasanjo, Atiku, Tinubu, Fashola, even Buhari and his suitcases etc why have they not been arrested? Obasanjo alone wasted 16b dollars on power.

masterchi:
Your federal govt cant even find Tompolo.

lol...and you sincerely thinks that he is still in Nigeria?

Why did he even escape?


Even your asari and his Twitter wife is now a mute dog!

Story!
Naso we hear before election. They always think they can intimidate us and cow everybody into submission.
Gej would be arrested and heaven will not fall.

Caseless:
Story!
Naso we hear before election. They always think they can intimidate us and cow everybody into submission.
Gej would be arrested and heaven will not fall.

When you arrest Tompolo and take care of the power outage caused by the blowing up of gas pipelines, we will start taking you serious

KINGwax007:
lol...and you sincerely thinks that he is still in Nigeria?

Why did he even escape?


Even your asari and his Twitter wife is now a mute dog!

Tompolo escape to where? He is at home in the creeks go and get him

masterchi:
IBB, Obasanjo, Atiku, Tinubu, Fashola, even Buhari and his suitcases etc why have they not been arrested? Obasanjo alone wasted 16b dollars on power.

actually nothing in naija is serious, those people can only be tried and convicted by external body. Them bad pass baba especialy obj

KINGwax007:
lol...and you sincerely thinks that he is still in Nigeria?

Why did he even escape?


Even your asari and his Twitter wife is now a mute dog!

lol. Escape to where?

Nothing would happen fucking sectional leader imagine the money with Tompolo just imagine the problem he can cause in delta state with that kind of money,he enriched just the ijaws and even when small gas project that was suppose to reach the itsekiris Tompolo threatened Gej not to come to warri to commission the project ,who does that?the ineffectual buffoon is sectional and needs to be taught a lesson very weak leader.

cktheluckyman:

Tompolo escape to where? He is at home in the creeks go and get him

why dnt u start telling urself the truth...

Even the Almighty Kanu got served. Asari changed his nationality to evade being tried as a Nigerian citizen if caught, and stayed in Benin for his own safety.

Ojukwu, your father's father, escaped to Abidjan.

So, tombolo still dey there?

Oya, snap him pics chilling in his sitting room...

cktheluckyman:

When you arrest Tompolo and take care of the power outage caused by the blowing up of gas pipelines, we will start taking you serious

tori!

jking001:
Nothing would happen fucking sectional leader imagine the money with Tompolo just imagine the problem he can cause in delta state with that kind of money,he enriched just the ijaws and even when small gas project that was suppose to reach the itsekiris Tompolo threatened Gej not to come to warri to commission the project ,who does that?the ineffectual buffoon is sectional and needs to be taught a lesson very weak leader.

All these useless itsikiri people, land grabbers, we have dealt with you lots and will continue to do that. I know your pain towards the great ijaws. But you lots will always be second to ijaws. Deal with that

KINGwax007:
why dnt u start telling urself the truth...

Even the Almighty Kanu got served. Asari changed his nationality to evade being tried as a Nigerian citizen if caught, and stayed in Benin for his own safety.

Ojukwu, your father's father, escaped to Abidjan.

So, tombolo still dey there?

Oya, snap him pics chilling in his sitting room...

We the ijaws can bring down this thing called country and buhari knows it, we are waiting. The ijaws are never known to be intimidated.

Empty threat!
The Nigeria will be ungovernable chapter is about to close so there will be enough resource to dedicate to clowns who are ready to go . . .

This is why this country will not move ahead. Ethnicity is very deep in our system. It is no more about finding out the truth about the endemic corruption under the past administration, it is now about "Even if he is guilty don't touch him because he is Ijaw". This is very pitiable.

Leave them by the time Buhari starts with his transparency government even the ijaws would be calling for Jonathans head who Jonathan help for south south? train from Lagos to calabar him no fit do even the road nah half done,carry money dey give tompolo and gbolokemi so them go use am against other thank God PMB came on board,a blessing in disguise.

Arrest and prosecute all allegation., from all accused governors to all presidents and not only gej because he is from minority tribe, clear all corruption cases otherwise we will not take buhari serious.

Children making noise everywhere! What will happen that has not happened! Abiola was killed nothing happened, abacha nothing happened, kanu is in jail, nothing will happen, if Jonathan is arrested nko? Abegi make we hear word jare!

South South,South East calling criminals heroes since 10000bc

IYC - Ijaw Yeye Council.

Ask the mofos what the ineffectual buffoon did for their region during the 6years he was president.

awon didirin.

nasoeb:


We the ijaws can bring down this thing called country and buhari knows it, we are waiting. The ijaws are never known to be intimidated.

I'm ready to bet that you are still in school and still collecting pocket money from daddy. (not a bad thing though)

you know how I know? read your comment again.

Buhari can't do anything.

GEJ has been made a saint by APC He's now untouchable!

Ok

Till then