Breaking: Avengers threaten to cripple Nigeria’s Economy if Polls are Rigged

Thu, Feb 14, 2019 | By publisher


Politics

 

The Niger Delta Avenger, a militant group, warns against rigging of the presidential polls, asking oil companies to vacate their personnel in the region during elections

 

THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has threatened to cripple Nigeria’s economy should the presidential election slated for Saturday be rigged in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The NDA which adopted Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party had rejected the purported plan to endorse President Buhari by some ex-militant leaders.
According to the avengers, Nigeria should be prepared for a perpetual recession if Buhari insists on imposing himself on the people, “as we shall not relent until oil stops to flow in the pipes that braces our feet in our land.”

“Brig Gen” Mudoch Agbinibo, NDA spokesperson, in a statement, said: “As a warning and closing note; we want to resound it to members of the international community, multinational corporations and subsidiaries’ operatives to withdraw their workforce and services from Niger Delta within the period of this elections.”

The group said, “We are in charge of the struggle now and our strike teams are active and gallantly waiting to receive instructions from the high command to cripple the Nigerian Economy again if Buhari is rigged back to office.

“And this time, it will be a perpetual recession for Nigeria, as we shall not relent until oil stops to flow in the pipes that braces our feet in our land,” it said.

The Avengers warned multinational corporations “not to be casualties to the ongoing securitization and provocation in the Niger Delta by the Nigerian military command.”

It, however, lambasted Boyloaf, Tompolo, Shoot-at-Sight, Ateke and Farah Dagogo for the planned endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari. Tompolo and Dagogo had Wednesday publicly dissociated themselves from the endorsement.

It described Buhari as an enemy of the people of Niger Delta, NDA, saying, “We are adopting Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as the sole candidate to be voted for by all the people of the Niger Delta as a result of his political ideology, which is in tandem with our agitation for equitable and fair principles of federalism.

“The high command is convinced that when elected come February 16th, 2019, the government of Alhaji ( Dr) Atiku Abubakar will not only restructure Nigeria, but will reverse the inimical ownership rights to natural resources alongside promises that falls within the basis upon which we declared: ‘Operations Red Economy’ against the evil government of Nigeria.”

It also advised Abubakar that when elected into office, the cardinal demands of restructuring of Nigeria should kick start within six months to forestall further agitation from the Niger Delta.

– Feb. 14, 2019 @ 11:48 GMT |

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