Former President
Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed as malicious a statement linking him to themilitant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), which has claimed responsibility
for numerous attacks on oil facilities as well as employees of oil companies in
the Niger Delta.
A splinter group,
Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), which recently split from the NDA, had
issued a statement earlier today alleging that former President Jonathan was
the “grand patron” of the violent group, NDA.
Speaking briefly to
our correspondent from Zambia, where he is scheduled to monitor elections next
week, Mr. Jonathan dismissed the list released by Cynthia Whyte, an alias for
the spokesman of RNDA; as reported by Naijaloaded august 8th,2016
Former President
Jonathan said he would soon issue a formal statement, but clarified that he was
in no way tied to the NDA. Asked if President Muhammadu Buhari had invited him
to help broker peace in the oil-producing zone, Mr. Jonathan said he had
received no formal request from his successor.
However, he said he
was aware that Ijaw elder, Edwin Clark, was working informally to help restore
stability in the area.
Former President
Jonathan said he did not wish to trade words with “Cynthia Whyte.”
He stated that the
names of those listed as alleged sponsors and supporters of NDA suggested that
a political agenda informed the composition of the list.
He asserted that
there was absolutely no truth to the allegation that he was backing the NDA or
any other militant group in the Niger Delta or anywhere else.
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