RIVERS ELECTION AND EFFECT OF BIAFRA RESTORATION--DAVIDSON NWAEDO

RIVERS ELECTION AND EFFECT OF BIAFRA RESTORATION--DAVIDSON NWAEDO


By Chijioke Ifeanyi
For Family Writers

There was heavy shooting, burning of election materials and harassment as reported by Nigerian media houses. They have neither questioned why Materials were burnt, shooting and harassment occurred. Here IFEANYI CHIJIOKE of FAMILY WRITERS who has been on Southern Biafra trend deceitfully called South south spoke with Davidson Nwaedo a mediator for the militants in that part of Biafra. Davidson Nwaedo gave insight on what has been going on in Rivers and entire Southern Biafra which includes the creek.  He has followed the likes of Ben and all the militants in the creeks; he maintained that Biafra is now the only future of the militants as the trend points. Speaking on the re-run election in Rivers; he made it clear when he bared his mind that Militants want to lay claim to their oil through Biafra and not to control it any longer for Nigerian politicians who lift it and enrich their pockets.

“Rivers and the militants here don't want this election in the first place. They see themselves as Biafrans and have nothing to do with Nigeria. Biafra restoration has eaten deep into us; what they want is the release of Nnamdikanu and declaration of Biafra. This election ought not to be held but for reasons they allowed it. Wike won because Nnamdikanu said despite anything; Wike must not lose any election" Recall that the Militants gave 31 days ultimatum for Nnamdikanu to be released and when the Federal government failed the ultimatum; pipe lines were subsequently bombed which seriously affected the economy of Nigeria. The reason for the decision to allow the election hold was pressed and he spoke thus. " The militants today see Nnamdikanu as a top leader because; he is not an Igbo leader or Niger delta leader but the leader of United Biafra. Had the militants succeeded saying no to this election; Amaechi and Buhari will have edge over the state; so there was the need to fight them squarely, dirty and good to make sure Wike is enthroned. APC is not a party but Islamic coalition for the purpose of Islamization and destruction of Biafrans. The militants rose from a meeting which I was involved and declared that Nnamdikanu once said Wike must not lose any election. So as Kanu commanded; the militants swore that Wike will be allowed to have election even-though Biafrans were killed in his state"


Security issue was of great concern in Rivers as fear mounted prior to the election. Some residents left their homes despite the deployment of troops and police but Davidson claimed the militants had upper hand. . " The JTF are inferior; they can't stand this class of militants. There is money and there is weapon and I wonder what the JTF can do. They are witch-hunting Tompolo because they don't know whom Tompolo is. If they don't take time and stop witch-hunting Tompolo; Nigeria will regret waking a sleeping lion. The JTF mounts their road blocks on the main road but don't shoot or make noise while the militants stay in the creek without disturbances. If the JTF dare step into the creek; I assure you they will never come out the same. They are afraid and they are rightly afraid; they can't near the boys so Buhari must learn to compromise and meet demands of militants. The boys are Christians and this is why you don't see them killing innocent people. They only demand for their right and fight injustice arm to arm"


However, there have been series of threats involving the militants and we have seen complex hostility but not rampant. He further gave insight on why hostilities are minimal. . " The militants are frustrated; they have complained to me time without number. The leadership of Biafra(IPOB) to have embraced peace is really frustrating the boys. There is unanimous belief in the creek that peace will not restore Biafra. There is firm belief that international community will rather watch us die than give us Biafra; they believe war will do better and is aware disunity cost us 1967. They have wondered what sort of peace is it that involve military shooting down unarmed and innocent agitators and questioned the basis of the so-called peace. In order to make sure everything is in tandem with the position of Nnamdi Kanu; it has limited the action of the militants that know only how to shoot and not protest. It is seriously paining them via how peaceful protesters are being gunned down and incarcerated. The boys are just waiting for the time to engage in reprisal and I can assure you that it might not end well for anybody"

Davidson Nwaedo who was born and brought up in Rivers; in order to back the authenticity of his position has billed for a journal tour in the creek to get the feelings of the boys. This would involve checking the preparedness of the militants to restore Biafra. He said that now is no longer a fight to get something from our oil in form of resource control. The feeling in the creeks is how to take our resources by means of restoring Biafra.