Former President Goodluck Jonathan
has dismissed as malicious a statement
linking him to the militant group,
Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), which has
claimed responsibility for numerous
attacks on oil facilities as well as
employees of oil companies in the
Niger Delta.
A splinter group, Reformed Niger Delta
Avengers (RNDA), which recently split
from the NDA, had issued a statement
earlier today alleging that former
President Jonathan was the “grand
patron” of the violent group, NDA
Speaking briefly to our correspondent
from Zambia, where he is scheduled to
monitor elections next week, Mr.
Jonathan dismissed the list released by
Cynthia Whyte, an alias for the
spokesman of RNDA.
Former President Jonathan said he
would soon issue a formal statement,
but clarified that he was in no way
tied to the NDA. Asked if President
Muhammadu Buhari had invited him
to help broker peace in the oil-
producing zone, Mr. Jonathan said he
had received no formal request from
his successor. However, he said he was
aware that elder, Edwin Clark,
was working informally to help
restore stability in the area.
Former President Jonathan said he did
not wish to trade words with “Cynthia
Whyte.” He stated that the names of
those listed as alleged sponsors and
supporters of NDA suggested that a
political agenda informed the
composition of the list. He asserted
that there was absolutely no truth to
the allegation that he was backing the
NDA or any other militant group in
the Niger Delta or anywhere else.
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