ALLEGATION ON KUKU, AN ATTEMPT TO MARGINALISE IJAW PEOPLE SAYS FMR. IJAW SPOKESMAN
YENAGOA: A former spokesman of the Ijaw Youths council, Snr. Comrade Owoupele JP has described the publications on National dailies in regards to the Presidential report linking the Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, his wife, Hon. Kingsley Kuku (immediate past special adviser to the President on Niger delta affairs/amnesty Boss) and other top Ijaw leaders as sponsors behind the renewed militancy in the region as smear campaigns and an attempt to continue marginalisation of the minority Ijaw People.
According to him the publication is false and remains an attempt by a part of a larger conspiracy of people in high places who are bent on subjugation of the Niger Delta lands and it's people inorder to continue their pepertual domination.
His reactions were in particular to the allegations on Kingsley kuku, he described kuku as a peaceful and commited man who spent his entire career as one filled of extraordinary exemplary efforts in creating a peaceful and unified society for the common good of all Nigerians. "Kuku is innocent of all these allegations" he added.
His statements reads as follows:
"Once again ijaw Nation find itself in the receiving end not for anything else but for being a minority on a country held hostage by the majority tribes in a conspiracy of power.
The various and well orchestrated media campaign to smear and ridicule our leaders in our nation has become a fashionable in very recent times. I have had the privilege to work with Kingsley kuku and I find the various reports and the evil plans but certain people to paint him a criminal element in our dear Nation most preposterous.
Kuku has committed a better part of his years in peaceful struggle and has continued in that line even at the his own detriment. It's thus most unpatriotic for fellow Nigerians to attempt to smear and damage his hard earned reputation. Here is a man who will even go extra length to make peace .
His entire career is one filled of extraordinary exemplary efforts in creating a peaceful and unified society for the common good of all Nigerians. I make bold to say that hon Kingsley kuku is completely innocent of all the malicious allegations against him.
In my opinion they are part of a larger conspiracy by people in high places who are bent on subjugation of our land and people to pepertual domination. In civilized climes his very egalitarian work whose successes has remained unsurpassed will qualify him for a national honour and celebration.
It's this kind of attitude that continue to repel patriotic feelings in our people. It's our hope that those who are on this campaign of calumny will realize the futility of their actions and turn a new leaf. Allow kuku to a quiet peaceful and happy private life".
Meanwhile the former amnesty Boss had earlier disassociated himself from publications linking him with the militants group. Likewise the President of the Ijaw youths council worldwide, Engr. Udengs Eradiri who also made bold that the said publication were being sponsored by leaders of the MEND, according to Udengs, the publication was an attempt by MEND to politicise the ongoing crises to make profits out of it.
The former president could not be reached for comment on the matter yesterday, neither was his media aide, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze.
However, one of Mr. Jonatan’s former aides who preferred not to be named said the former president had earlier this month denied such allegation when it was made by MEND.
Jonathan’s statement issued by Mr Eze in Abuja on August 7, denied he was a sponsor of NDA [Niger Delta Avengers].
He rather countered that the group’s hidden agenda was to kill him.
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