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Rivers State stakeholders under the aegis of Rivers Restoration Movement have slammed the Niger Delta freedom fighter, Asari-Dokubo for disparaging the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and describing Yoruba people as betrayers.
The group also described Dokubo’s threats that the Ijaw would align with the North in the 2027 presidential election as a non-issue.
This is contained in a statement by the group’s Director-General, Johnson Georgewill.
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According to the group, Dokubo’s trending video contained misinformation, half-truths and outright lies, stressing that he did not work for the state Governor, Siminialayi Fubara.
The group further stated that Dokubo has no right to speak for the Ijaws, emphasizing that it was public knowledge that 90 per cent of Ijaw leaders who worked for the emergence of President Tinubu and Gov Siminialayi Fubara in 2023 are presently in appreciation standing firm with the leader of Rivers State politics, Nyesom Wike.
“This is evident with the fact that 90 percent of Rivers State Assembly members from the Ijaw extraction are with the Minister.
“It is public knowledge that Asari Dokubo couldn’t deliver President Tinubu in his unit and never supported Sir Siminialayi Fubara in 2023 to become Governor, so we are amazed about the claim of spending two million dollars to support Mr President,” Georgewill said.
In other news, in a press briefing on Thursday, the Defence Headquarters articulated its rationale for not pursuing former Niger Delta militant leader Mujahid Asari-Dokubo. They conveyed that this decision was made to circumvent any accusations of undemocratic actions, illustrating the ongoing struggle to uphold democratic values in the face of security challenges.
During a press briefing in Abuja, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, addressed a recent report involving Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, who purportedly threatened to shoot down a military helicopter that was seen hovering near his residence.
While speaking to journalists, the spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters dismissed Asari-Dokubo’s threat as absurd, daring him to face off against soldiers on the battlefield if he truly possessed the courage he claimed.
