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Reuben Wilson, a former commander for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta maintained his resolute Pro-Goodluck Jonathan stance, and added that there was nothing like MEND any more. He said the group was dissolved after they embraced the FG's amnesty program.
He added that the so-called Jomo Gbomo, spokesperson for the group, was a pseudonym the group had created to perpetrate their activities back then.
“MEND ceased to exist from the day we all keyed into the amnesty programme of the Federal Government."
“We challenge the Jomo Gbomo to show his face on a national television the way we will do, as we have always done. Since we left the creeks, we have integrated into the society, contributing to the development of the country. We have stopped all forms of militant activities under any guise, including MEND activities.”
“We have read and heard of reports in the media on the purported endorsement of the APC presidential candidate, Buhari, and have decided to inform the public that we, the former leaders of militant camps, who owned and controlled the activities of MEND, did not and could not have endorsed Buhari as our candidate.
“We are aware that the APC and their presidential candidate are desperate for power and are ready to do anything to mislead the public as part of their desperate efforts to take over power this year. But it is criminal to use the name of MEND to score a cheap point and deceive the public.
“For the avoidance of doubt, let us put it clearly that we owned MEND and we never endorsed Buhari. Neither Buhari nor MEND can shave our head in our absence.”
Source: #Vanguard
He added that the so-called Jomo Gbomo, spokesperson for the group, was a pseudonym the group had created to perpetrate their activities back then.
“MEND ceased to exist from the day we all keyed into the amnesty programme of the Federal Government."
“We challenge the Jomo Gbomo to show his face on a national television the way we will do, as we have always done. Since we left the creeks, we have integrated into the society, contributing to the development of the country. We have stopped all forms of militant activities under any guise, including MEND activities.”
“We have read and heard of reports in the media on the purported endorsement of the APC presidential candidate, Buhari, and have decided to inform the public that we, the former leaders of militant camps, who owned and controlled the activities of MEND, did not and could not have endorsed Buhari as our candidate.
“We are aware that the APC and their presidential candidate are desperate for power and are ready to do anything to mislead the public as part of their desperate efforts to take over power this year. But it is criminal to use the name of MEND to score a cheap point and deceive the public.
“For the avoidance of doubt, let us put it clearly that we owned MEND and we never endorsed Buhari. Neither Buhari nor MEND can shave our head in our absence.”
Source: #Vanguard
