Comrade Abiodun Aremu has dismissed recent remarks
by ex-militants to declare war if President Goodluck Jonathan losses the
2015 election.
The highly respected rights activist who resides in Southwest called the threats empty .
He told Sahara reporters that these militants are just “looking for what to eat” and are “parroting for patronage”.
“Nigerians should ignore them,” the long-time activist said. “They do not matter.”
Aremu said that threat makers do not possess any weight or capacity to carry out their threats.
“Do they even know what is called war?” he asked. “They are just a bunch of hungry pawn-parasites fronting for the big looters.”
Aremu said that Asari-Dokubo and others are not from the troubled Niger-Delta region and also don’t represent the interest of its people who are suffering from poverty and government neglect.
“They don’t own the souls of the Ijaw poor majority not to talk of the masses of Niger Delta who suffer extreme deprivation,” he said.
“Have you ever seen them fight for the education, healthcare and social welfare needs of the Niger Deltans? Each time they mouth resource allocation, it is to front for the big looters of Niger Delta and they collect their selfish crumbs, while the mass of their people live in want.”
Aremu said that since 2002/2003, the militants have been working for politicians, rigging elections and then later graduating into oil bunkering and thefts, and lately with the Jonathan presidency, were elevated into ranks of rent-collectors, looters and big contractors on those lines.
“Odili, Alams and Ibori were their inaugural mentors and protectors. Amaechi, Uduaghan and Slyva inherited them and so on,” he said.
“They don’t know what is war,” he reiterated. “If they know they will think twice. They think war is about weaponry they don’t even produce.”
A group comprising of former militants had last week declared that if current president Goodluck Jonathan fails to win the next election, the nation will witness a civil war.
The highly respected rights activist who resides in Southwest called the threats empty .
He told Sahara reporters that these militants are just “looking for what to eat” and are “parroting for patronage”.
“Nigerians should ignore them,” the long-time activist said. “They do not matter.”
Aremu said that threat makers do not possess any weight or capacity to carry out their threats.
“Do they even know what is called war?” he asked. “They are just a bunch of hungry pawn-parasites fronting for the big looters.”
Aremu said that Asari-Dokubo and others are not from the troubled Niger-Delta region and also don’t represent the interest of its people who are suffering from poverty and government neglect.
“They don’t own the souls of the Ijaw poor majority not to talk of the masses of Niger Delta who suffer extreme deprivation,” he said.
“Have you ever seen them fight for the education, healthcare and social welfare needs of the Niger Deltans? Each time they mouth resource allocation, it is to front for the big looters of Niger Delta and they collect their selfish crumbs, while the mass of their people live in want.”
Aremu said that since 2002/2003, the militants have been working for politicians, rigging elections and then later graduating into oil bunkering and thefts, and lately with the Jonathan presidency, were elevated into ranks of rent-collectors, looters and big contractors on those lines.
“Odili, Alams and Ibori were their inaugural mentors and protectors. Amaechi, Uduaghan and Slyva inherited them and so on,” he said.
“They don’t know what is war,” he reiterated. “If they know they will think twice. They think war is about weaponry they don’t even produce.”
A group comprising of former militants had last week declared that if current president Goodluck Jonathan fails to win the next election, the nation will witness a civil war.
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