Asari Dokubo
Mujahid Asari Dokubo, an ex-militant who threatened to unleash violence on the country if President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid, has threatened a return “to the creeks” and accused the Yoruba and Hausa of working against Igbo and Niger Deltans.
He denied saying he was in support of any government in power, despite a tweet on his handle, @asaridokubo, on Tuesday.
He did not disown the handle but said he was yet to congratulate any winner of the presidential and parliamentary elections.
He said the election of Muhammadu Buhari as president “is a clear indication that the country is not united” and accused the Yoruba and Hausa of collaborating to frustrate Jonathan, who hails from the Niger Delta region.
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“Nigerian union clearly reinforces the fact of self determination and that Nigeria remains a very divided and separated entity whose claim to unity remains a fraud of gargantuan proportion,” Dokubo said in a statement issued on his behalf by Rex Ekiugbo Anighoro, his spokesman.
“The celebrated victory of Buhari is not the victory of the people but victory of regional conspiracy and supremacy. The voting Partern has clearly shown that the Gambari North and the Yorubas are United in the conquest of the Niger Deltans and the Igbos of defunct Biafra with the middle belt now used as pawns.
“The victory of Muhammadu Buhari is a historical reminder that we are a conquered people who are mere appendages existing at the pleasure of the supremacist and the regional overlords.
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“We remain a people separated by our ideologies and interests, we are not integrated nor reconciled.”
He alleged that the incoming government could attempt to undermine the interest of the Niger Delta and called for a return to the creeks.
“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,” he said.
“Indeed integration is nonexistent as regional gang ups and supremacy is symbolic with this victory.
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“While President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan enjoys his moments and bask in the euphoria of a now world renowned statesman having congratulated Muhammadu Buhari his conqueror, we must quickly remind that our struggle was never about Jonathan nor about presidency.
“President Goodluck Jonathan was 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 forward for statesmanship. Yes Indeed to an extent he was a mitigating factor in self determination pursuit as we went on sabbatical, this mitigation he seem to have willingly repudiated.
“The days coming will be critical, we shall study all the conditions and consult widely before determining the way going forward for our collective existence and survival as a people. The days coming shall either drive the quest of integration or further separate us.”
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55 comments
Dokubo seeking attention again! Let him go and seat down. He is not the spokesman for Niger Delta youths. Let him not worry, the contracts given to him won’t be revoked!
Let embrace the winner and forget our ethic, religious, regional, cultural diversity.
God bless Nigeria!
Your comment..dokubo should never mention the name of Biafra because they were the once that betrayed the biafrans when they were fighting for emancipation of both region. the blood of any Igbo man will never spill for them again
The cry of a defeated warlord. Serves Dokubo right. You don’t retain democratic power by threats and intimidation of the numerically superior.
I can not see peace in this country unless we do the right thing of restructuring and a very true federalism.
We need to act fast to avoid any bloody revolution. Nigerian elders should rise up and prevail on the North to accept true federalism before our country explode!
kindly tell us how you want the restructuring of the country and what you mean by federalism?
(2) which north are you talking about now. is’t north west, north east or north central (middle belt)?
@Tanko, all the north without exception. U are d CHIEF troubler of ds nation. Just imagine how many lives would have been lost, churches burnt if Ur GMB lost. Will GMB concede victory as GEJ did? Keep d answer to Ursef. Infact b4 power shift 4rm d north again, It will carry come along with unrest coz U guys think sat U r born to rule. Repent & embrace true Federalism dan asking questions which U by Ursef have answers to.
What happens to the national conference conducted last year? As a matter of urgency, Buhari should start the implementation of all the recommendations made in 2014 national conference report
Cant we see whats happening now,once our tribe is on seat,it looks like we are ruling.Is that the definition of change,since our heart are still the same and our enmity is covered in dissimulation
ANY TRUE NIGERIAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING NOW THAT WILL CAUSE WAR OR ANY UNREST, BUT SHOULD APPROPRIATE GOODLUCK JONATHAN FOR THE PEACE HE HAS ALLOWED TO REIGN NOW.
THEN SUPORT THE INCOMING GOVERNMENT, AND WATCH TO SEE THE SO MUCH ACCLAIMED “CHANGE”
GOD HELP NIGERIA !!!
I salute the courage of Asari Dokubo. He said it all. There must be a limit to majoritarian population supremacy over other nationalities. Prof Jega’s INEC rigged out Presd Jonathan because he is of minority tribe. Check out Jega’s PVC distribution and denials. Check out widespread under-age voting in seven States of the core north. Check out lopsided application of voting rules particularly the card readers. If GEJ could wait for 35 minutes to be electronically accredited, how come 2.5million voters got accreditation in Kano in five hours? How come 1.5million got accreditation in Katsina in five hours? Were they accredited with card readers or through manual and extra manual accreditation?
Accept defeat
How come over 500,000 people in Bayelsa got accredited in five hours? How come about 1.5 million voters in Rivers got accreditation in five hours? How come circa 1 million voters in Akwa Ibom got accreditation in five hours?
Your comment..
Asari is confusing a threat to his easy pickings as a government-pampered insurgent to a threat to the entirety of the southern end of Nigeria.
My advise to Nigerians: ignore him. He is no more than a comical loudmouth. The people he speaks of know how to right the Nigerian equation and that as the Confab suggests is to push for more decentralization. Believe me, just as it has been possible to throw out the PDP, Nigerians will ultimately achieve the decentralization that will douse the mad rush and deadly scramble for power at the crntre.
Asari Let us forgive and forget. Wait for the result of the propose CHANGE
The time is 7pm. All I can tell Asari is good morning
Your comment..untill we stop shut up mentalism our country will not rise up because the tribe in power will not be everywhere or man every sector of our national life
Mr yemi..don’t even think pple are fools, we all know its all about ethnicity…. dnt pretend you don’t know they frustrated his gov’t , betrayed him, used all sorts of propaganda to sabotage his administration… The hatred is just too much and worst part is dat they couldn’t even hide it.. yemi you have no point..The post of the presidency in Nigeria should be rationalized if there must be peace. let every ethnic group produce a president at a given period and then hand over to the next ethnic group so that no one will feel cheated..had it been it was jonathan that worn there would have been serious killings everywhere.. why? Is he not a Nigerian? .. The hatred is just too much….
@ cheche, If he (GEJ) was indeed sabotaged and frustrated as you claimed, then it gives credence to the tag that he was lame duck/incompetent and clueless. A C-in-C must lead, be firm and be resolute – sadly he failed woefully to be such.
Dokubo, you must learn to allow peace rain
All things happen for good lets wait for the change to come.But if we didn’t see any change then we shall have questions to ask.
Dokubo please save the innocent blood from our region the Niger Delta.
Stop this threat now, The best to do is to mobilize our people for elections ahead. We can cause a change with our votes when we don’t want a particular candidate. Only Bayelsa alone can challenge kano’s voters result. Just that our people are not interested about politics.
Lets go back to our table and strategize with our vote ahead of 2019….
Go ahead Dokubo we igbos are solidly behind you, one must lead,be d leader we will follow you.
Mr Dokubo… It’s a shocking exceptional thing your brother President GEJ did for the Nation.. We will absorb and admonish such wonderful act of Nobel peace Award .. We here know GMBs govt is a conspiracy of the north and south west and never One Nigeria .. We also know our history lanes … We will watch keenly the Govt and react if overridden .. I appreciate your doggedness … #BeInspired#
asari has said it all. we cnnot call Nigeria a united nation bcos it’s very obvious dt d west n north collaborated to fight d south and south-east.
So the oil thieves have lost out and one of chief thieves is threatening war. Let everything revisionist know that the same road that leads from Otuoke to Yenagoa is the road that leads that leads from Yenagoa to Otuoke.
Your comment..we are not fools like you, if you think your blood is bad ours is good, , , shameless
TRUTH IS ALWAYS BITTER.IT A PURE GANG-UP OF NORTH AND WEST AGAINST THE EAST.
Ah, I see. Jonathan is now “east”.
If you love this country,it is better that this two tribes in 4 geopolitical zone that are ganging up against the south east and south south in the of change,should quickly reflect their mind about the American prophesy about Nigeria and 2015 and check very well if they are prepared to become a Nation of theirs.No one is a fool and no one can be fooled anymore.ask God for wisdom before you comment on this issue.God bless NIGERIA
What about the 2 geopolitical zones that are ganging up against the rest of the country? What do we do about them?
I suggest we patiently wait for a while to see how things unfolds with this new government before bringing the issue of ethnicity.
nigeria has never been one , and can never be one that is just the truth
Dokubo,where were you in 2011 when Jonathan won buhari with about 25 million votes ? Did you complain about that ? Now you are just bragging…better spend your 2billion naira with rest of mind and stop bragging about,because you will blame yourself last…am only giving you second thought
The administration of Gej,pre -election , after election and the new admistration Gmb offered itself as a new lesson that we must learn as a country.t
Jonathan acceptance of defeat has not saved Nigeria from impending doom because of the hatred of the North on the south even with the sacrifices of the South. There is a day for everything, a very little thing may trigger it… If people from the west and North contributing to Asari’s speech are still this sentimental about the truth… It supports the fact that Nigeria sits on time bomb… We are watching and waiting…
What is it. The question we must ask this creek man who wants to shed innocent blood is that how have the masses in the Niger delta benefited from the opportunity they had woth Jonathan. Are there more schools, free healthcare, adequate and transparent compensation by the IOCs contaminating their waters etc. Even Jonathan admitted he did not do much for his own people rather he was giving contracts to militants. The igbos give up their chances to be at the helm by claiming Jonathan was representing them…2nd Niger bridge still a mirage. Look globally oil prices are falling and the future does not look so bright elfor oil either so diversification most be embarrassed whether we like it or not. This nation is greater than any ethnic groups. If Jonathan did well do you honestly think Buhari would have the chance. Please let’s move on. Welcome to a new Nigeria
If this young man still love himself, he should just rest if not, he will regret his life.
I don’t believe in gang up. The whole of SW save Osun voted for GEJ in 2011. Now they only wanted change. Unless we want to deceive ourselves, we all know that the pattern of voting from the North&SE/SS has ethnic undertone, judging from heavy figures from there. Let us all support the new government. God bless Nigeria.
Thank you for your progressive thought. What is the beauty of democracy if the will of the majority cannot be respected?
It is okay for the south-east and south-south to give 95% of their votes to someone. The other zones are not allowed to do such.
We all know that Obama has a soft spot for Islam – his
father being one. No surprise here. It took him longer to
congratulate NETANYAHU. The U.S and U.K continues
interference in Africa mostly Nigeria is known. The will
never stop treating Africans as slaves which nigerians accept to be all the same. We must be free BIAFRANS in the mighty name of the LORD of HOST CHUKWUABIAMA
It is the will of God don’t cause problem in nigeria.
Isn’t it astonishing that Niger and Chad are each bigger than Nigeria in terms of land mass. The people in these countries are ethnically related to the people in Northern Nigeria, they share several similarities in terms of their culture, dwelling, ancestry, religion and lifestyle. Yet the population of each of these countries is about 20 million people. Even Sudan with twice the land mass of Nigeria has a population of 40 million people. Cameroon with half the land mass of Nigeria has 20 million people, yet people somehow want to justify to others that Northern Nigeria has a greater population than Niger, Chad, Sudan and Cameroun put together. The earlier people realised that corruption, deceit and ethnic bigotry in Nigeria is about to turn Nigeria to a worse version of Somalia, the better for it’s doomed citizens.
Volunteer to serve in the north for the next census and voters registration.
Surprised?, NO!. expected yes….our brothers in the south south and south east should punch their calcutors. GEJ gets 70 to 80% of APC Votes in southwestern states, it was a close contest.
Moreso there are as many ethnic groups in north central just as we have it in niger delta, nt central are nt all hausas, d kagors,nupes, jakun etc all voted in this election. Ironically the ethnic consideration was much stronger in the south south and south east, except for Imo GMB did nt get an 100k votes in these regions.
Finally democracy is about pples choice, let enjoy it nigerians.
COMPLAINTS IS THE BREATH OF A LOSER.
HAHAHAHAHA UP GMB!
l quite agree with the people who said that it is early raise l eye brose,though issues raise by Dokubo stand to be true.Actually the North & West conspirs to short change Jone. I suggest we wait a little & how the change will take us to.lf it is to subject us on existing Nigeria structure,then we will call on the dissolution of this country.
Whom much is given much is expected from him.
No need to panic but let’s wait and see what kind of change we are to expect. Two years is enough to guide us and proffers direction for our collective move as a nation. congrat to President elect GMB
Nigerians, No Matter What Asari Says He Can Not Do Any Thing, He Is Just Looking For His Pocket Money
i can see how many people here just open their mouth to talk , for the last 4 years jonathan has been there is there any changes in your life ? why cant you give another person to try his best than just talking rubish about tribes , am not in Nigeria , but we can see that jonathan time in ofice is the most currupt time in history , instead of progress nigeria is going backwardness , instead for you to vote for change you want the same man that do nothing for the good 4 to 5 years to come back , if you have children you should think about future of your children not about your own , if you chance to travel you will see differene between nigeria that have all mineral resources to country in oversea that have non and still better than nigeria 1 millions time , ordinary electricity not stable in nigeria and you talking about tribe instead to talk about how changes will come . i wish the new president good luck and may God help him to make changes. thank you all
We need a change in niger but remember dt no body is abv failure.
We are all Nigerians,and we need to live a good life.It does not matter who is at the top.But what matters most is a leader that takes care of all Nigerians.Let us be mindful of what we say and what we do.Above all, let us fear God in all our dealings with each other.LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF.
GOD BLESS US ALL.
ASARI DOKUBO IS CRYING LATE NIGHT CRY,WHEN THEY ARE HELPING HAUSA FULANI/YORUBA PEOPLE TO KILL THE IGBOS DURING THE WAR,THEY DON’T KNOW THAT THEY WILL TURN THERE BACKS AGAINST THEM.SORRY MR ASARI……