by Akan Ido
Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West has told anyone who cares to listen that the utterances of the former militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on the state of the nation should be taken with a pinch of salt.
David-West said this in an interview with the Sunday Independent maintaining that Dokubo-Asari has a penchant for running his mouth unnecessarily.
He recalled how Dokubo-Asari once branded Obafemi Awolowo a criminal for approving the derivation formula when he (Awolowo) was Finance Minister during the Yakubu Gowon administration.
“Is a man that would call Awolowo criminal responsible? A man that would call Chief Awolowo criminal is definitely insane! But that is what Dokubo-Asari called Awolowo before he then went to beg Gani Adams,” he said.
Speaking further about the former militant leader, David West said “Does he have any power to make Igbo President? If he has so much power, how come his sister contested election twice for the Rivers State House of Assembly and lost?”
The former minister said the war songs coming from the former militant leader is hollow and should not be taken seriously.
“He cannot fight any war. Dokubo-Asari used to stay here with me in this house. He cannot deny it. I have a big article coming up on him. When I saw the comment, I phoned Port Harcourt to tell our family and few friends. They said I should ignore him because if I reply him, I will only elevate him,” David-West reportedly said.
“Dokubo-Asari said he has 40,000 people in the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF). That force no more exists. I know some of the people who were with him. They used to phone me that he got money and didn’t take care of them.”
Dokubo-Asari had told the press that Nigeria might slide into full scale war should President Goodluck Jonathan fail to get re-election in 2015.
I really can’t figure out what the problem of th northerns are this is a region that have tested power more than any other region and still act like oliver twins. Sham on them.
LET'S CALL 4 PEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE.
Alh alh alh! Ur alh look like violent alh u be d real boko haram! No wahala make gej continue naw! By d time hungry mama every one den una go 4get sentiment and cry 4 justice. And 4 d sentiment people pdp is not only about gej but he is there mumu mirror. Ibb,obj,atiku,abdulsalam,ty danjuma,jerry gana,bamanga tukur etc are all pdp cultist,looters member.una no go shine ur eyes! Gej is just a mumu been sent by those mafias to spoil his name instead of him to develop his state.shine ur eyes o cos d mafias don't fight within demself but poor man and woman like me and u alway fight not caring about our childrens future. Dis leaders put us in a mess and we need to correct it. GOD bless 9ja and shine ur eyes!
Why are we conderming asari dokubo, when IBB and Buhari said they would make nigeria ungovernable for jonathan, were they arrested.today hausas are fighting their course thru bokoharam, niger delta thru asari dokubo and his militant group,ibo thru masob, where is yoruba? Where do we belong?
@muhammad if the first election was rigged well the second will also be rig,GOD anoint leaders not northerners come 2015 GEJ will remain president if GOD say so nothing anybody can do about it. moreover northerners ruled all this years because of dictatorship, so if GEJ can dictate for 8 years i don’t think any head will roll.the truth of the matter is everybody surely know you core north better unlike before when you hijack everything, we are wiser now.we will see how meidugri,kano,borno,nija zamfara,adamawa,katsina,votes will make you president.dreamers keep dreaming,this new dawn you better wake up for reality of things on the ground
@Elijah,kindly be reminded that Nigeria is a democracy and not dictatorship nor mornachy. GEJ was elected(even though it was clearly rigged). He does not have the right to impose himself as the choice of Nigerians if they do not want him. Asari is from one tribe out of the 300 in Nigeria,so,who says all the tribe want his ? Besides GEJ got to there by accident cos Yar’adua died,or did they kill him to assend d throne?
ASARI IS 100% RIGHT , IF JOHONATHAN LOSE TO A NORTHANER, THERE WILL BE A FULL WAR WHICH WILL END THE FIRST CIVIL WAR. INFACT I DONT KNOW WHY NORTHNERS ARE AFRAID TO BE ON THEIR OWN.
Northerner are not afraid of standing alone.remember no zone is can beach chest that it hold enough.b4 oil.Nigeria exit.i also,believe if they separate.nothing will happen to other zone
I don't Realy no wot ASARI Is up to Till 2015