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| Niger Delta Avengers |
The statement signed by its Spokesperson, Cynthia Whyte said, ”It therefore did not come to the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) as a surprise that the Grand Patron of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has distanced himself from the NDA.
In a fresh Open Statement
”To cut a long
story short, NDA was formed to counter MEND but failed. The statement, however,
said that the RNDA is not surprised that the alleged grand patron of the NDA,
former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has distanced himself from the NDA.
”It therefore
did not come to the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) as a surprise that the
Grand Patron of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), former President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan has distanced himself from the NDA.
”Like every
sponsor, sympathizer and operative earlier mentioned who has equally denied
links with the Avengers, we can understand the wisdom behind their decision; as
their participation was always meant to be covert.
”After a
clandestine meeting in Otuoke, Bayelsa state in 2014 between the Grand Patron
and several unidentified persons ahead of the Presidential election campaign of
2015, it was agreed that the Okah brothers should be contacted to reach out to
the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to endorse former
President Goodluck Jonathan, and work with the group of persons to ensure
victory for the PDP and President Jonathan.
”At the time,
because MEND was the suggested tool, the NDA as a body was not yet formed.
”Mr Kingsley
Kuku and Mr. Gordon Obuah, SA on Niger Delta and Chief Security Officer to
President Jonathan, respectively were selected to visit Charles
Okah in Kuje
prison. Mr Daniel Alabrah was given the assignment to draft an endorsement
statement for Charles Okah to go through and pass on to MEND.
”The duo
reported back that they had visited Okah in Kuje prison at night with the
promise of his release along with others should he cooperate to get MEND to
endorse Jonathan.
”It therefore
came as a shock when MEND did the opposite and endorsed Buhari. Mr. Jonathan
was livid with anger and swore that the Okah’s would rot in prison.
”It was also
agreed that a show of force be put up in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state where
ex-militants led by Government Ekpemupolo and Kingsley Kuku would threaten war
should the electorate vote in Buhari’s favour.
”It was around
that period the idea of forming the Niger Delta
Avengers was
conceived. In fact the name “Avengers” came from the lips of Goodluck Jonathan.
”As election
day approached, certain stakeholders were mobilized to form a force to standby
and ensure total anarchy in the South-South and South-East within 24 hours if
the election results were not favourable to Jonathan. It took everyone by
surprise to learn that Mr Jonathan had conceded defeat even before the final
results were
released. The
standby force who were to attack specific targets were told to stand down. They
were all compensated in US dollars cash.
”The Niger
Delta Avengers was born from the failure at the polls and would now be used as
an organ to make the Buhari government ungovernable, bring economic hardship
and cause hatred for the administration towards failure at the 2019 general
elections.
”MEND was aware
of this plot through a spy that could not be identified, and the group began
its campaign to counter every effort of the NDA and the Biafra agitators to
this day. MEND has been a thorn in the flesh because MEND’s successful
propaganda has caused the split in
our ranks
today.
”If former
President Jonathan provokes us further with denials of this revelation, we will
reveal more sordid details. The prison authorities in Kuje who witnessed the
closed door meeting from the outside can attest to that night visit of November
2014.”

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