SAHARA REPORTERS

“RNDA want to make it clear that any attempt to remove or to replace Dokubo would lead to collateral damage on all oil facilities and oil installations. We will cripple all the major oil pipelines in the creek of Niger Delta. Enough of this infighting, blackmail and outright falsehoods against Prof. Charles Dokubo. A word is enough for the wise.”

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) says it will blow up oil installations in Nigeria if President Muhammadu Buhari sacks the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Charles
Dokubo and replaces him with Dennis Otuaro, an aide to former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo).

In a statement by its spokesman, Johnmark Ezonebi, the group said, “After an emergency meeting at the Benin River, we took a stand against the speculated gang up to remove the Amnesty coordinator and to be replaced with the Delta state deputy governor’s younger brother, who is a stakeholder of PDP and allied to wanted militant warlord, Tompolo.

“It was the RNDA that made up nine militant groups in the creek that accepted the federal government’s ceasefire agreement for peace and worked hard to the eventual emergence of Buhari as President, while the Tompolo’s group mobilized and fight against the President Buhari-led APC federal government from inception till date.

“Mr. Dennis Otuoaro, who is also one of the three apostles of Tompolo that were fighting against president Muhammadu Buhari led APC federal government cannot be appointed as the Special Adviser to the President
on Niger and the Presidential Amnesty coordinator.

“RNDA want to make it clear that any attempt to remove or to replace Dokubo would lead to collateral damage on all oil facilities and oil installations. We will cripple all the major oil pipelines in the creek of Niger Delta. Enough of this infighting, blackmail and outright falsehoods against Prof. Charles Dokubo. A word is enough for the wise.”

The militants added, “The RNDA will not fold its hand and watch things deteriorate; as it has come to its notice the desperate moves by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, to hijack and hand over the Amnesty office to one of the allies of the former Moribund Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) group.”

However, the Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative (IPDI) in a statement on Wednesday, by its acting spokesman, Timi Ogobiri, said Otuaro was qualified to replace Dokubo.

“It’s untrue to say that the anticipated appointment of Chief Dennis Otuaro is compensation to former Niger Delta freedom fighter, high chief Government Ekpomupolo.

“But it’s the level of Dennis commitment to Niger Delta question that earns him this opportunity and there is nothing wrong been appointed as PAP Coordinator.”