Reformed Niger Delta Avengers threaten Jonathan

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA),
a splinter group of the Niger Delta Avengers
has insisted former President Goodluck
Jonathan is the grand patron of the Niger
Delta Avengers.
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has been
threatened by the Reformed Niger Delta
Avengers.
Daily Post reports that the RNDA threatened
to reveal more sordid details about
Jonathan’s connection with the Avengers.
The group made the disclosure in a
statement made available to newsmen. The
statement detailed how NDA was formed
with the sole objective of taking over from
the Movement for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta (MEND) and countering their
activities.
RNDA said it understands why Jonathan
denied the NDA.
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.
“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.”
The statement further disclosed that “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.”
Below is the statement in full.
“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.