NIGER Delta leaders on Sunday alleged that some people were planning to assassinate President Goodluck Jonathan, Senate president, David Mark, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Onyeador Ihejirika and warned that the country would face crisis if any harm came to their son.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, president of the Ijaw Youth Council, Miabiye Kuromiama also alleged that the planners of the assassination want to hide under the guise of hardship caused by the withdrawal of subsidy on petrol to execute their plot.

Kuromiama, who declined to answer questions after the briefing, was accompanied by Alhaji Asari Dokubo of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force and other leaders of the South-South group.

Text of the address reads: “Leaders of the Niger Delta involved in the long struggles to re-invent and revive the dire political and socio-economic conditions of this country Nigeria, draw the attention of all Nigerians and the global community to an advanced conspiracy and plot to destabilise and disintegrate the country in the coming days and weeks.

“The promoters of this plot seek to achieve their aims by assassinating the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and also eliminate very senior military and security officers from the South and Middle Belt of Nigeria, including and particularly the Chief of Army Staff General Ihejerika; the Senate President David Mark and the National Security Adviser General Owoye Azazi (retd).

“Those identified in this sinister plot include retired senior military and security officers who are working quietly with some serving officers, some “powerful” opportunistic businessmen who benefit from existing incentives for corruption and profiteering in the economy, including current subsidy on PMS otherwise called petrol and whose business is threatened by current government policy.

“Also in alliance with them are corrupt and disgruntled politicians who are for once currently outside the corridors of Nigeria’s political power reality after over 40 years of monopolising power and manipulating the people.

“This plot is now almost perfected by certain disgruntled elements in Nigeria and their co-conspirators.

“They are currently unconcerned that the nation is at economic crossroads and are actively playing on the emotions and pains of fellow Nigerians by politicising, sponsoring and organising activities to heat-up the polity through strikes, civil disobedience and legislative activism to prepare the ground for the plans.

“Having been aware and studying the development of the situation since the emergence of a Niger Delta son in the leadership of this country, we have resolved to take serious steps to guarantee the security and survival of our people in the Niger Delta. We also advise all Nigerians to be aware of this plot, its deeper motivations, implications and the consequences that will befall all of us.

“Accordingly, we strongly and unequivocally warn that a plot against the life of the president and the derailment of this government is likely to spell disaster for this country and bring untold and sustained hardship to the masses far worse than any temporary pains of a deregulated downstream petroleum sector is likely to cause.

“We have always been aware, as many other Nigerians and the world over, that the struggle for power and control of government in Nigeria by political forces in the name of ethnic, religious, regional or group-based interest has been to access and control the oil and gas resources from the Niger Delta by this kind of persons.

“Nigerians currently have time and space for two peaceful opportunities: re-negotiating a new basis of our continued corporate co-existence as a nation; negotiating a peaceful dissolution of the Nigerian State as was the case with USSR, Ethiopia, and Czechoslovakia.

“Or do we allow the country to slide into a bloody disintegration of Africa and the Black race’s largest democracy, as did Sudan and Yugoslavia? As it appears now, the Sudan and Yugoslavia option is now very apparent and fearfully looming as the anarchy and potential loss of innocent lives, including plans to assassinate or overthrow the government of Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan portrays. This is totally unnecessary.

“If and when the plan is executed, Niger Delta nation and peoples know exactly what steps to take and will not hesitate to progress with necessary measures towards such steps forthwith.”

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/front-page-news/34004-niger-delta-group-alleges-plan-to-assassinate-jonathan-mark-coas-warns-of-disintegration-of-nigeria

Let them try assassinate him we are fully ready for another round of Civil War and am sure thay are fully aware of what the outcome will be this time around

Okay, first things first. The purveyors of this message should be rounded up ASAP by the State Intelligence Service and be made to reveal where, how, and from whom they got this information.

@kingofflag, without been told don't you know that this message is the truth. Maybe u re from de north

studyineu:

@kingofflag, without been told don't you know that this message is the truth. Maybe u re from de north

If only you had stopped at the first sentence. Adding the second shows that you're a mo.ron.

@kingoflag, mooron right? Call me woteva u like is ur aboki brain de worry u

studyineu:

@kingoflag, mooron right?  Call me woteva u like is your aboki brain de worry u

God! This is why we're fighting for your likes so that money that would normally have been used by a corrupt politician to buy a chateau in Austria can be ploughed into education, so at least you can have a fighting chance in life.

Imbeci*le, what did I say that was wrong? So why did you insult me? You wan insult me think say I no go dash you a couple of slaps plus kick for your nuts right back? What in my statement would make you assume that I have anything relating to Hausa blood flowing in my veins? But, illiteracy + Triablism X Bigotry= YOU!

Mumu oshi. Abeg, move comot for road jor. Ode.

@kingofflag, more names are welcomed. U fighting for me??. From your statement above I fully understand you are a kid. No need to talk with you here cause you aint matured. I only talk with mature minds. Bounce off

Since Jonathan became the president, its been an issue of US Vs Them. The country seems a lot more divided than ever.
But what the Niger Deltans keeps missing is that their votes alone would never have gotten GEJ into power. A lot of people in the North as well as other parts of Nigeria voted this guy hoping he would make a big difference. Now, his policies are so confusing and hes more lost than Alice trapped in the rabbit hole.
This isnt about GEJ. This isnt about the Niger Delta. This about making a difference, and Nigerians hungrily need so transformation.
Who cares if GEJ is assassinated. To hell with any leader who is useless to his people. I dont care what noise the Niger Deltans make. If they want to go away, who is stopping. They better start right now that have their disaster in Aso Rock.

teaf:

Since Jonathan became the president, its been an issue of US Vs Them. The country seems a lot more divided than ever.
But what the Niger Deltans keeps missing is that their votes alone would never have gotten GEJ into power. A lot of people in the North as well as other parts of Nigeria voted this guy hoping he would make a big difference. Now, his policies are so confusing and hes more lost than Alice trapped in the rabbit hole.

Ah, don't speak the truth o, because some people will attack you and assume you're a Northern Terrorist and that you hate Nigeria for saying what the whole world can see.

see who is brandishing fire & brimestone! wait a minute. Is dat dokubo of d tearful face in court when obj slapped his face 4 terrorism & kidnapping by throwing him in dat abuja underground cell. forcing him 2 repent? what man no go see 4 naija!

so these two have also became gej's chief of intelligence & espionage. i thought when intelligence is gathered the next thing is 2 invite d police, sss etc 2 strike & arrest d culprits disreetly? this is anoda low 4 jona's govt. this man will definately go down as 1 of d funniest & most incompetent presido (full of religio - ethnic bullshir-t) naija has ever produced.

dokubo & friend, pls go back to ss we are sure u have lined ur pockets enough to last u d peroid of d mass strike.

Its always US vs them those bunch of jobless criminals

teaf:

Since Jonathan became the president, its been an issue of US Vs Them. The country seems a lot more divided than ever.
But what the Niger Deltans keeps missing is that their votes alone would never have gotten GEJ into power. A lot of people in the North as well as other parts of Nigeria voted this guy hoping he would make a big difference. Now, his policies are so confusing and hes more lost than Alice trapped in the rabbit hole.
This isnt about GEJ. This isnt about the Niger Delta. This about making a difference, and Nigerians hungrily need so transformation.
Who cares if GEJ is assassinated. To hell with any leader who is useless to his people. I dont care what noise the Niger Deltans make. If they want to go away, who is stopping. They better start right now that have their disaster in Aso Rock.

You make too much sense. I am so tired of Niger Deltans sometimes. This is not about them, this is about Nigeria. I don't agree with assassination, but if GEJ feels as if he incapable of doing his job, he should resign. Nigeria politics is volatile and assassination occur at times. GEJ knew what he was getting into before he decided to run for office in an unstable country like Nigeria.

dayokanu:

Its always US vs them those bunch of jobless criminals

Wondering whether it's genetic. Its so common with the People of East.

Its inferiority complex my brother

fools! they got intel about an attack on jona but they seem not to get any on the activities on boko haram! we against the rest syndrome

Lets watch and see. Those that are praying for GEJ to be assasinated should be ready for a Full Blown Civil War. i dey pity una