Ex-militants Reject Jonathan, Back Buhari For Presidency

Ahead of the February 14 presidential poll, some South-South ex-militant commanders in Edo State yesterday declared their support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

They also lauded the leadership of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta for endorsing Buhari, maintaining that the group (MEND) made the right choice.
The ex-militants told newsmen in Benin, the Edo State capital, that their position was in line with the expectations and hope of Nigerians for positive change and development, particularly, the development of the Niger Delta region.

The spokesperson for the group, Mr. Godwin Ogidigba, explained that the ex-agitators had implicit confidence in the ability of Buhari, whom he said, was capable of addressing the major challenges affecting various communities in the region, which were yet to be addressed by the present administration.
He said, “In recent publications in the dailies, you see MEND endorsing Buhari. People thought it was a joke. It is not. The fact remains that we need somebody that can address the salient issues that affect the Niger Delta region.
“Our brother has failed in those issues; our brother has failed to take us away from poverty, our brother has failed to bring development to the Niger Delta region.
“Just take a look at most of the Niger Delta communities. They still remain where they are, in spite of the fact that we have one of our own at the top, at the helm of affairs, nothing positive has changed in the region.”
Ogidigba argued that their choice of Buhari had nothing to do with religion or ethnicity but centred on their desire for unity in the country.
Ogidigba said, “Somebody who can stand and develop our region, that should be our interest and that is our interest. It is true that President Goodluck Jonathan is from the South-South region; he is our brother.
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“But the problem is this: he came to meet the amnesty programme and since then he has not been able to improve on it, which means that the amnesty programme stopped when the late (President) Musa Yar’Adua died”.

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Posted: at 22-01-2015 09:23 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

All of una no well

Posted: at 22-01-2015 09:50 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

Ex militants, ex girlfriend, ex boyfriend, ex head of state and we are heading to ex Nigeria if care is not taken... Let ex be ex abeg that reminds me,make I even call my ex babe  

Posted: at 22-01-2015 10:01 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Lobatan!

Posted: at 22-01-2015 11:02 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

na una prob be dat. GEJ till 2019.

Posted: at 22-01-2015 11:56 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

OBJ speaks about Buhari`s certificate
issue……………………
The truth of the matter is that Jonathan is aware that Buhari is qualified to contest for President Election but some hawks with Jonathan, do not want him to contest because they believed that he will win and come for them. The issue came up in 2007, and we investigated and found out that his WASEC is with the military and that was why he was allowed to contest in 2007. Buhari cannot listen to anyone about his certificates because as a General of Nigeria Army, he will speak when he chooses not by Femi Fani Kayode and Okupe asking him. Fayose and other corrupt people including Kashamu do not want Buhari because of his anti- corruption slogan. Even Jonathan did not finish his PhD course but when it was presented we stated that, it does not matter but many people do not know because it was PDP\ thing. I see Buhari as the next President and Jonathan is aware of that, and that is the reason they are hitting him everywhere to put confusion in his camp. But a General is always a General…

Posted: at 22-01-2015 01:14 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

LOL these are not real niger delta ex militants. these ones are just few boys paid to pose as miltants

Posted: at 22-01-2015 01:23 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

February 14 election is not an election between GEJ and GMB
but is an election between GEJ vs all the millions of unemployed graduates and youths,
is an election between GEJ vs all those innocent graduates that were murdered during the last immigration exam,
is an election between GEJ and all the relatives of the kidnap chibok girls,
is an election between GEJ and all the victims of Iyanya, Kano and other bomb blast,
is an election between GEJ vs all the failed small business that has been short down due to shortage of power supply,
 is an election between GEJ and all those who lost their love ones during health workers strike,
is also an election between GEJ and all those university undergraduates who has spent more than their stipulated years in school due to strikes and hike in fees.
Finally is an election between GEJ and the general masses who are suffering from the clueless decisions of this government.
As for me am supporting and voting for BUHARI
because I can't support a president who fraudulently extort money from young graduates all in d name of giving them jobs only to end up killing lots of them. And this is a government that has not in any way imparted positively in the lives of our youths,
rather they steal in billions of dollars from the common man.

Posted: at 22-01-2015 04:37 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

People's were all saying fighting for they are own self , let Buhari should be first, before we all started talking off our own problem and the Nigeria situation.

Posted: at 22-01-2015 06:00 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie

buhari is a dog.

Posted: at 23-01-2015 05:40 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero