*Says Tompolo not our sponsor

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South South, Egufe Yafugborhi & Perez Brisibe

WARRI—Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, weekend, said since President Muhammadu Buhari has decided to shun the demand for legitimate dialogue with militants and stakeholders on the Niger Delta question, it would continue to encumber all avenues by him to export crude oil from the region.

Avengers, in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, said that the struggle has entered a new phase with Buhari’s disposition of winning the battle and losing the war.

Militants vs Buhari It also denied assumptions that ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, recently nominated by Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, as a member of its Aaron 2 Negotiating Team, was the sponsor of Avengers.

This came as another militant group, Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, declared that it was ready to fight government and the Saudi Arabia mercenaries it was allegedly engaging over the God-given resources of the Niger Delta people, while the Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI, insisted that the way out was to conduct a referendum for the people to decide their future.

Toru- Ebe State
In a related development, a group, the Toru-Ebe State Creation Movement, yesterday, said the quick fix to the ongoing bombings was for the Federal Government to create Toru-Ebe State for the Ijaw in the western flank of Niger Delta inhabiting Edo, Delta and Ondo states.

Avengers said: “We have made our position clear to the world that Tompolo had been a friend to the Nigerian government, since the declaration of Presidential amnesty by President Yar’Adua and he will continue to be a friend to the government as he cannot be trusted with our struggle, so he can never be our Sponsor.

“This phase of our struggle encapsulates our determination to ensure that the petro-dollar from the Niger Delta is not used to develop the 97 per cent (95 per cent ) of those President Buhari claimed voted for him as against the five per cent he said did not vote for him and are not worthy of a Maritime University. Therefore, it is not a coincidence as far as the Niger Delta struggle is concerned.

“In the first instance, we suspended hostilities in good faith to see if the government of the day was sincerely speaking when it announced its dialogue initiative. That was why for strategic reasons we did not make open declaration of our cessation of hostilities. We wanted to watch and to show Nigerians and the world the insincerity of the government’s dialogue plans.

“Until we resumed operations, nobody reached out to us and government did not establish any genuine platform to address our grievances. “Until President Buhari takes our demands seriously and set up a genuine framework to address the Niger Delta question, we will continue to obstruct all avenues to export our crude oil to develop his 97 per cent (95 per cent). In fact, whenever we have any contact to establish a genuine negotiation and dialogue, we will not hesitate to let the world know that we are in dialogue with the government and her representatives.

“This is another phase of the Niger Delta struggle to reclaim our resources for prosperity. Some mischief-makers can tag it Ijaw struggle, but our set short, medium and long-term plans are for us the people of the Niger Delta to control our resources and develop our land and pay tax to the central government.

“The people of the Niger Delta are born into polluted environment since the day they discovered oil in Oloibiri in commercial quality and quantity. The oil companies and the government have been good in tagging the host communities saboteurs, vandals, etc for pollution of the environment everyday to evade their responsibility, as they did in Ogoniland, even though there is an ongoing political charade they call clean up. However, it is part of the sacrifice Niger Delta communities and people will bear to take back their land and resources.

“We have stated our objectives, which are in three categories. It is President Buhari’s responsibility to show political will to address them, we do not want ‘peace of our time,’ we want ‘peace with honour.’ There are no new demands on the table, what every past government has given the people of Niger Delta is graveyard peace.”

On the past leaders of the struggle, the Avengers said: “Conclusively, we respect and adore all former leaders of the Niger Delta struggle. namely Elder T. Ogoriba, Dr Felix Tuodolo, Tompolo, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, Chief Ateke Tom, Farah Dagogo, Victor Ben (Boyloaf) and others.”

“They have contributed to the struggle immensely in past time, but please we want them to stay clear of our path as we do not want their personal interests to interfere with this phase of the agitation,” the Avengers said.

Ijaw won’t surrender to Buhari— NDRC

Meanwhile, NDRC in a statement by its spokesperson, WOI Izon-Ebi, reacting to an unsubstantiated report that the Federal Government had concluded plan to hire Saudi mercenaries to fight Niger Delta militants, said was ready to fight back. “We want to sound it loud and clear that Usman Dan Fodio was not able to conquer the whole North talk less of the Niger Delta. In the history of Nigeria, the Ijaw of the Niger Delta have not been conquered before, so President Buhari should wake up from his slumber of trying to use his Muslim allies to conquer the Izon nation because of their God- given resources.” Also, IPDI, which insisted on a referendum, said it was disturbed that the highly hailed ceasefire by militants was shattered because of President Buhari’s refusal to address Niger Delta demands.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/n-delta-crisis-wont-allow-buhari-export-crude-oil-avengers/

Buhari doesn't have the mental capacity to handle all these issues. I don't envy the dullard, I pity him rather.

That's what happens when one can't control the trash that comes out of his mouth, making unguarded utterances all over the place.

Buhari remains a confused economic terrorist.

Please NDA. Who are you fighting for? I think you should hold gej responsible for wasting six years without doing anything for the Niger delta people..... Rather he was Busy enriching himself. Leave bubu alone,gej Could not even finish the east west road that obj started. Nonsense.

Buhari should conduct a referendum for the south South and South East people as was recently done in the UK and Scotland. Why is Buhari afraid of referendum? If he so much love one Nigeria,then he should convince the people by campaigning to them, just like the failed attempt of the British prime minister did to keep the UK in the European Union. Buhari will surely fail in his attempt to force the unity of the south South and South East people with Nigeria. So AWUSA ati Yorubas cannot handle the gun again, hence the call on Saudis for help. When the south South and South East people also call Isreal for help, we shall see who the winner will be

Pikin wey say en mama no go rest, mek en rest nah


9ja na drama country

chuksmoni:
Buhari should conduct a referendum for the south South and South East people as was recently done in the UK and Scotland. Why is Buhari afraid of referendum? If he so much love one Nigeria,then he should convince the people by campaigning to them, just like the failed attempt of the British prime minister did to keep the UK in the European Union. Buhari will surely fail in his attempt to force the unity of the south South and South East people with Nigeria. So AWUSA ati Yorubas cannot handle the gun again, hence the call on Saudis for help. When the south South and South East people also call Isreal for help, we shall see who the winner will be

It is not the job of the president to conduct referendum. Thats the job of the national assembly of which all the regions u mentioned have representatives. So if thats really what they want, why not speak through your reps. Everything is not presidency. Thats why we have a constitution. You may wish to read it

blackpanda:


It is not the job of the president to conduct referendum. Thats the job of the national assembly of which all the regions u mentioned have representatives. So if thats really what they want, why not speak through your reps. Everything is not presidency. Thats why we have a constitution. You may wish to read it

does the president in his heart espouse the struggles of the Niger delta...The winch no go green. ..

When the Federal govt is serious there will be cessation of hostilities

Izonpikin:
does the president in his heart espouse the struggles of the Niger delta...The winch no go green. ..

Mr izonpikin,

You had a President that came from ur village. Name one thing he did for nigerdelta? Yet una no protest, una no make any single noise. Just because buhari is from the north, suddenly una don wake. Even the road to GEJ village, he no do. Just to loot and share money for his friends.

Don't even know what to comment, so since it's not by force to say something, I better carry myself straight to the office.

Is that all they can do?..na all of us go suffer.nothing go do bubu. For aso rock...make una kwantinue...heaven will fall on us all...yeye

chuksmoni:
*Says Tompolo not our sponsor

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South South, Egufe Yafugborhi & Perez Brisibe

WARRI—Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, weekend, said since President Muhammadu Buhari has decided to shun the demand for legitimate dialogue with militants and stakeholders on the Niger Delta question, it would continue to encumber all avenues by him to export crude oil from the region.

Avengers, in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, said that the struggle has entered a new phase with Buhari’s disposition of winning the battle and losing the war.

Militants vs Buhari It also denied assumptions that ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, recently nominated by Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, as a member of its Aaron 2 Negotiating Team, was the sponsor of Avengers.

This came as another militant group, Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, declared that it was ready to fight government and the Saudi Arabia mercenaries it was allegedly engaging over the God-given resources of the Niger Delta people, while the Ijaw People Development Initiative, IPDI, insisted that the way out was to conduct a referendum for the people to decide their future.

Toru- Ebe State
In a related development, a group, the Toru-Ebe State Creation Movement, yesterday, said the quick fix to the ongoing bombings was for the Federal Government to create Toru-Ebe State for the Ijaw in the western flank of Niger Delta inhabiting Edo, Delta and Ondo states.

Avengers said: “We have made our position clear to the world that Tompolo had been a friend to the Nigerian government, since the declaration of Presidential amnesty by President Yar’Adua and he will continue to be a friend to the government as he cannot be trusted with our struggle, so he can never be our Sponsor.

“This phase of our struggle encapsulates our determination to ensure that the petro-dollar from the Niger Delta is not used to develop the 97 per cent (95 per cent ) of those President Buhari claimed voted for him as against the five per cent he said did not vote for him and are not worthy of a Maritime University. Therefore, it is not a coincidence as far as the Niger Delta struggle is concerned.

“In the first instance, we suspended hostilities in good faith to see if the government of the day was sincerely speaking when it announced its dialogue initiative. That was why for strategic reasons we did not make open declaration of our cessation of hostilities. We wanted to watch and to show Nigerians and the world the insincerity of the government’s dialogue plans.

“Until we resumed operations, nobody reached out to us and government did not establish any genuine platform to address our grievances. “Until President Buhari takes our demands seriously and set up a genuine framework to address the Niger Delta question, we will continue to obstruct all avenues to export our crude oil to develop his 97 per cent (95 per cent). In fact, whenever we have any contact to establish a genuine negotiation and dialogue, we will not hesitate to let the world know that we are in dialogue with the government and her representatives.

“This is another phase of the Niger Delta struggle to reclaim our resources for prosperity. Some mischief-makers can tag it Ijaw struggle, but our set short, medium and long-term plans are for us the people of the Niger Delta to control our resources and develop our land and pay tax to the central government.

“The people of the Niger Delta are born into polluted environment since the day they discovered oil in Oloibiri in commercial quality and quantity. The oil companies and the government have been good in tagging the host communities saboteurs, vandals, etc for pollution of the environment everyday to evade their responsibility, as they did in Ogoniland, even though there is an ongoing political charade they call clean up. However, it is part of the sacrifice Niger Delta communities and people will bear to take back their land and resources.

“We have stated our objectives, which are in three categories. It is President Buhari’s responsibility to show political will to address them, we do not want ‘peace of our time,’ we want ‘peace with honour.’ There are no new demands on the table, what every past government has given the people of Niger Delta is graveyard peace.”

On the past leaders of the struggle, the Avengers said: “Conclusively, we respect and adore all former leaders of the Niger Delta struggle. namely Elder T. Ogoriba, Dr Felix Tuodolo, Tompolo, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, Chief Ateke Tom, Farah Dagogo, Victor Ben (Boyloaf) and others.”

“They have contributed to the struggle immensely in past time, but please we want them to stay clear of our path as we do not want their personal interests to interfere with this phase of the agitation,” the Avengers said.

Ijaw won’t surrender to Buhari— NDRC

Meanwhile, NDRC in a statement by its spokesperson, WOI Izon-Ebi, reacting to an unsubstantiated report that the Federal Government had concluded plan to hire Saudi mercenaries to fight Niger Delta militants, said was ready to fight back. “We want to sound it loud and clear that Usman Dan Fodio was not able to conquer the whole North talk less of the Niger Delta. In the history of Nigeria, the Ijaw of the Niger Delta have not been conquered before, so President Buhari should wake up from his slumber of trying to use his Muslim allies to conquer the Izon nation because of their God- given resources.” Also, IPDI, which insisted on a referendum, said it was disturbed that the highly hailed ceasefire by militants was shattered because of President Buhari’s refusal to address Niger Delta demands.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/n-delta-crisis-wont-allow-buhari-export-crude-oil-avengers/

environmental advisers from bf Republic ofa tu u kais

Buhari the Dullard certificateless Bastard!!!!

gocac:
Please NDA. Who are you fighting for? I think you should hold gej responsible for wasting six years without doing anything for the Niger delta people..... Rather he was Busy enriching himself. Leave bubu alone,gej Could not even finish the east west road that obj started. Nonsense.

I bet you frequently have orgasms just thinking of how next to blame GEJ for the current socio-economic woes.

blackpanda:


Mr izonpikin,

You had a President that came from ur village. Name one thing he did for nigerdelta? Yet una no protest, una no make any single noise. Just because buhari is from the north, suddenly una don wake. Even the road to GEJ village, he no do. Just to loot and share money for his friends.

gej didn't do much because he thought more about one freaking naija than being biased and tribalistic...All gej needed was to shove the rest regions and focus solely on the Niger delta because that is what fits this country where some tribes are termed not fit to rule the country...gej was sensible enough though to oversee a confab which was a way forward for this cursed nigeria

Izonpikin:
gej didn't do much because he thought more about one freaking naija than being biased and tribalistic...All gej needed was to shove the rest regions and focus solely on the Niger delta because that is what fits this country where some tribes are termed not fit to rule the country...gej was sensible enough though to oversee a confab which was a way forward for this cursed nigeria

Makes no sense. According to what u wrote here, gej was both useless and clueless and indeed an ineffectual buffoon. Which mumu confab Where he paid delegates N12million and thereafter refused to implement the report? Stop deceiving urself

blackpanda:


It is not the job of the president to conduct referendum. Thats the job of the national assembly of which all the regions u mentioned have representatives. So if thats really what they want, why not speak through your reps. Everything is not presidency. Thats why we have a constitution. You may wish to read it

when your dull president has already thrown the comfab report to his dusty archival?

What stops buhari from sponsoring aa bill to that effect? I guess you know why he won't?

Northerners are parasites!

blackpanda:


Makes no sense. According to what u wrote here, gej was both useless and clueless and indeed an ineffectual buffoon. Which mumu confab Where he paid delegates N12million and thereafter refused to implement the report? Stop deceiving urself

at least he saw reasons why nigeria must be restructured,what about your dullardeen who is so afraid to hear anything restructuring?

FagsamPHP:
Buhari the Dullard certificateless Bastard!!!!

Are you never tired of non-functioning brain? Is buhari the problems of Niger Delta? Ode oshi..............

Ok

chuksmoni:
Buhari should conduct a referendum for the south South and South East people as was recently done in the UK and Scotland. Why is Buhari afraid of referendum? If he so much love one Nigeria,then he should convince the people by campaigning to them, just like the failed attempt of the British prime minister did to keep the UK in the European Union. Buhari will surely fail in his attempt to force the unity of the south South and South East people with Nigeria. So AWUSA ati Yorubas cannot handle the gun again, hence the call on Saudis for help. When the south South and South East people also call Isreal for help, we shall see who the winner will be

some of you half illiterate tribal bigots just come online and shout referendum. you think the president has the power to just declare referendum or just divide Nigeria like he's dividing bread? if you really want secession then elect people with the same views with you and stop polluting the cyberspace with your ignorance like buhari is one pharaoh that is tying you down

Buhari is a pathetic fooool!

Go and eat your cows. Leave our oil alone. Those pipelines must be removed. Buhari should go and look for oil elsewhere. Simple!

Izonpikin:
gej didn't do much because he thought more about one freaking naija than being biased and tribalistic...All gej needed was to shove the rest regions and focus solely on the Niger delta because that is what fits this country where some tribes are termed not fit to rule the country...gej was sensible enough though to oversee a confab which was a way

gej was senseless enough to start what he cannot finish, why not start d confab in 2011 and implement it in 2014

blackpanda:


Makes no sense. According to what u wrote here, gej was both useless and clueless and indeed an ineffectual buffoon. Which mumu confab Where he paid delegates N12million and thereafter refused to implement the report? Stop deceiving urself

it was gejs belief in one Nigeria that caused his failure. ..If gej was half a bigot like buhari the Niger delta would have experienced tremendous development. ..hope you get my point

gocac:
Please NDA. Who are you fighting for? I think you should hold gej responsible for wasting six years without doing anything for the Niger delta people..... Rather he was Busy enriching himself. Leave bubu alone,gej Could not even finish the east west road that obj started. Nonsense.

Very silly comment from you.

and GEJ created the problem?

Jesusloveyou:
gej was senseless enough to start what he cannot finish, why not start d confab in 2011 and implement it in 2014

keep yapping there while the Niger delta brings Nigeria to its knees....just keep yapping

APCcrimes:
Buhari is a pathetic fooool!

Bro take it easy on this man..if anything happens to him today we will be affected ohhh..

gocac:
Please NDA. Who are you fighting for? I think you should hold gej responsible for wasting six years without doing anything for the Niger delta people..... Rather he was Busy enriching himself. Leave bubu alone,gej Could not even finish the east west road that obj started. Nonsense.

Gbam

Please don't stop blowing up the pipelines in your areas.

Destroy your environment.

In roughly 3years time Buhari will be back in Daura Katsina where the air is clean and fresh and the land is fertile.

Soon Nigeria will start producing crude from the Chad basin and refining in Dangote's refinery in Lagos.

The ultimate losers will be you as your able bodied men and women desert your communities because of lack of sustenance and flood the west and North to take up menial jobs like househelp, gatekeeper, shoe shiners etc.

Kelechi2020:


Bro take it easy on this man..if anything happens to him today we will be affected ohhh..

I reside in Jupiter... I can't be affected.