Asari Dokubo: Niger Delta Leader Cautions Tinubu On Hobnobbing With Name Droppers

A Niger Delta leader, Elder Joseph Ambakederimo has condemned the blanket condemnation of the Nigerian military over oil theft given by former militant leader, Asari Dokubo warning President Bola Tinubu against allowing all sorts of name droppers around him.

Affirming that the knowledge of the involvement of some military men in oil theft was a common knowledge in the Niger Delta, he said that the more cautious route for the president to order a discreet investigation to unearth those involved.

”The issue raised by Dokubo-Asari is not new after all. For us in the South-South Reawakening Group, SSRG, this matter would have been better news if he (Asari) had remained silent and allowed the President to direct the service chiefs to do a painstaking investigation to unravel the culprits rather than this blanket cover of naming every military personnel as involved in oil theft.”

“We urge President Bola Tinubu to take caution in reacting to this matter. We advise the President to use the internal disciplinary mechanism of the military to take its course.

“The military can identify its officers, , who may have been involved in such untoward scandal and mete out sanctions accordingly.

“The people of the region too, are neck deep and in connivance with the military personnel in this stealing of oil. Therefore, we cannot segregate our own people from complicity, so coming out to castigate the military alone is disingenuous on the path of some of us.

“Again, we warn that never again should this episode repeat itself by allowing ordinary Nigerians to run down the military in this sordid manner. There are bad-behaved elements in every organisation as you can find everywhere, but to talk down on our military with reckless abandon is counterproductive.

“A quiet discussion with the President would have been a much more civilized strategy.

“Going forward we can sense a rivalry brewing among militants or self-styled ‘generals’ in the region, which could lead to renewed restiveness. Everyone is trying to show closeness to the President for some kind of self-elevation and use that to further his nest.

”The other side of Dokubo-Asari’s outburst is employing the style of the politicians by castigating others to get cosy with the President, but using the military for such a mundane purpose is dangerous. We should not encourage such behaviour in the future. ,

“Inviting Tompolo would mean trying to do some balancing or remedy a feisty cold war among non-state actors that the state is trying to appease. If this is the case, then the President has gotten himself into a very dangerous situation. The earlier the President stop this charade called visits the better for him.

“The President is allowing name droppers unfettered access to him and this could bring some blow-back,” Ambakederimo, said in a caution from the Niger Delta.

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