Forget About 2015 And Support Jonathan, Ex-militants Tell Northern Leaders

Ex-militants in the Niger Delta has urged Northern political leaders to bury their 2015 presidential polls ambition and support President Goodluck Jonathan to fulfill his developmental blueprint for Nigeria. The ex militants under the aegis of Third Phase Amnesty Camps Committee (TPACC) declared that the Northern leaders for now have no business eyeing Aso Rock. “They should wait until 2019 after Jonathan had completed his second term.” Speaking, Friday, in Yenagoa at the end of their meeting, chairman of the group, Preye John aka, Gbikigbiki said President Jonathan had done creditably well in spite of the security challenges caused by the Boko Haram insurgency and as such deserved a second tenure. “The northern leaders should bury their face in shame for the country’s woes having ruled for more than 35 years,” he said and urged those spoiling for war to put Nigeria above their personal interest. “The South has over the years supported the North and this is the time for the North to support the South,” he said adding that ex-militants would soon embark on a peaceful rally in Abuja to rally support for Jonathan in his 2015 presidential bid. They group called on the Nigerian voting public to be wary of those they term “expired leaders” who are masquerading as progressives. He dismissed the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that “the party is no threat to Jonathan or the PDP.”