May 9, 2016
The President and Commander In-Chief
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Muhammadu Buhari
Aso Rock Villa
Abuja,
Your Excellency
The name, “Niger Delta Avengers,” chosen by the criminal elements and economic terrorists bombing oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta and their demands roundly expose their political, selfish, corrupt and destructive mission.
The question that readily comes to mind is, ‘what are these masquerading economic saboteurs avenging? When positive reforms on-going in the oil and gas sector is already yielding dividends, with the coming on stream of the Nation’s refineries as well as other infrastructures in the sector hitherto abandoned.
For clarity of purpose, I will outline some of the demands of the faceless group, which I believe is the handiwork of a so called ex-militant warlord in the Delta creeks, currently in hiding following investigation by the EFCC over alleged fraud in NIMASA and Nigerian Maritime University, NMU regarding the fraudulent N13 billion land acquisition for the institution’s site.
The Niger Delta Avengers demand, “The Ogoni land and indeed all oil polluted lands in the Niger Delta must be cleaned up and compensation be paid to all oil producing communities”. One is tempted to ask, where was the group when one of our own was Vice President and later President of this country for six years and nothing was done about the clean-up of Ogoni land and other Niger Delta communities? Of course, it is no longer news that the President Muhammadu Buhari led APC administration has commenced process for the clean-up of Ogoni Land. In-fact, consultative meetings/trainings have already taken place with leaders of Ogoni, seeking their cooperation.
Mr. President, these criminal elements attempted to ridicule the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria when they demanded that “you, DSS and Timipre Sylva should apologize to people of the Niger Delta region and family of late Chief DSP Alamieyesegha for killing him with intimidation and harassment because of his party affiliation”. This disrespectful demand and that which implore”, “The Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi to apologize to the Ijaws and the entire Niger Delta People for his careless and reckless statement about the siting of Nigerian Maritime University, NMU”, are clearly political and apparently have the imprint of PDP leaders in Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States, who have continuously patronize High Chief Government Ekpemupolo AKA Tompolo, a man declared wanted by a Competent Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Other demands by the so called Niger Delta Avengers, including implementation of the report of the 2014 National Conference “otherwise this country will break-up forcefully”, “NMU must start the 2015/2016 academic session immediately,” “Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of IPOB must be released unconditionally” and “The Niger Delta Amnesty Programme must be well funded and let it continue to run affectively,” are blankets for these economic saboteurs.
Your Excellency and indeed all Nigerians should permit me to ask, “where did the so called Niger Delta Avengers get their ammunition from, if it wasn’t from an old armory and how come they so much understand the terrain of our crude and gas pipelines owned by Chevron and Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, if they are not old in the trade of militancy, pipeline vandalism as well as crude oil theft in the Niger Delta? Corruption is Really Fighting Back!
Like many discerning minds, I am also worried because it appears the hands of the Delta State Government is tied for political reasons.
I must use this opportunity to stress that economic sabotage against the country should not be politicized, because that was how some persons misconstrued my intentions to assist the military when militants bombed Makaraba through Otunana and Abiteye to Escravos, Olero to Escravos gas lines as well as NGC lines in Mandangho, all in Warri South-West Local Government Area few months ago.
Mr. President and My Fellow Nigerians, My Thoughts on this Ugly Development are Summed Up as Follows:
*Those that have issues bothering on criminal activities and illegalities should go to the Court to answer their deeds, rather than resort to cheap blackmail.
*One man cannot hold the Federal Government to ransom and form a parallel government, because it has now become the norm for this wanted man to preempt attacks by placing advertorials, denouncing faceless militant groups, after which the same groups would strike.
*Journalists who quote wanted militants as source of their reports should be made to assist security agencies track such criminals.
*I am also deeply worried because the bombings of our crude and gas pipelines by so called Niger Delta Avengers will take us back into the dark days of near zero power supply, fuel scarcity and worsen the current socio-economic situation of our dear country.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Your Excellency, responsible Niger Deltans like me are very ready to render any support needed to track down selfish criminal elements in the region, so as to enable your administration achieve its desired goals in the South-South, especially the realization of mega people centred-projects like the Lagos- Calabar Rail Project in the just signed 2016 budget as well as the EPZ project in Escravos, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State
Chief Ayirimi Emami
The Ajuwaoyiboyanmi AKA Akulagba of Warri
Cc.
The National Security Adviser
Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Naval Staff
Chief Air Staff
The Joint Task Force
The IGP
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