Former militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has said that with the he and his brothers-in-arms might be forced to return to the creeks as a result of President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in Nigeria’s Presidential elections.
Asari-Dokubo
also added that the voting pattern in the recently conducted polls
showed that South-West and the North had ganged up against the
South-South and South-East geo-political zones.
The ex-militant made the comments in a statement released by his spokesperson, Rex Anighoro.
It reads:
“
The
conditions that advanced the need to embrace the creeks have been sadly
re-energised. It is clear that a vicious government who may maim and
murder the voice of the so-called minorities may have just been birthed.
“Indeed integration is non-existent as regional gang-ups and supremacy is symbolic with this victory.”
“While
President Jonathan enjoys his moments and basks in the euphoria of a
new world-renowned statesman having congratulated Muhammadu Buhari, we
must quickly be reminded that our struggle was never about Jonathan or
about the presidency.”
“President Jonathan is an
establishment beneficiary of our struggle, our sweat and blood that many
bled and died for. He was never in the struggle and he can never wish
away our collective march for statesmanship.”
“Yes
indeed, to an extent, he was a mitigating factor in self-determination
pursuit as we went on sabbatical. This mitigation he seems to have
willingly repudiated. The days coming will be critical.”
“We
shall study all the conditions and consult widely before determining
the way forward for our collective existence and survival as a people.
The days coming shall either drive the quest of integration or further
separate us.”
Asari-Dokubo had earlier threatened to wreak havoc if Jonathan did not emerge winner of the elections.