Icheoku admires the courage and bravery of this Niger Delta freedom fighter and supports him in his struggle for a total emancipation of his oppressed people of the Niger Delta of Nigeria. A people who have paid so much sacrifice on the alter of a "united" Nigeria; yet their Ken Saro Wiwa was brutally hung just for speaking out for his oppressed people. Icheoku asks when shall enough be really enough for these Hausa/Fulanis of Nigeria, who under the ruse of maintaining unity and keeping Nigeria as one, keep appropriating for themselves everything and alone eating all that belongs to all? They have forced into the throats of these South-south Niger Deltans as well as other Nigerians who are not Hausa/Fulani, so many unprintables. Icheoku praises Asari Dokubo and his team of freedom fighters and pray the good Lord will see them through in their bid to institute a more equitable Nigeria where everyone will be treated as human being and of equal status. Here please find published, excerpts of some memorable and admirable speeches of Asari Dokubo, the budding NIger Delta's Nelson Mandela:-
1. "It’s for the North and their supporters to moderate their actions, because they had always been the people to initiate violence. It’s for them to moderate, see reason and live with human beings.They want to reduce us to their level. But there is nothing we can do about it. If they want us to come to their level, there is no other option than to come to their level. We will not fold our arms and die. We will not fold our arms and watch them take the mandate that was freely given to Goodluck, that will be freely given to him on February 14 to continue for another four uninterrupted years until 2019. So, we are not going to fold our arms and watch them fight people, and watch them have an exclusivity to violence."
2. "In their belief that they are born to rule, they make rules they think are superior to the constitution. It was not the right of any other people when Yakubu Gowon was succeeded by Murtala Mohammed. After Murtala Mohammed, they brought Olusegun Obasanjo, who was overshadowed by Shehu Yar’Adua. It was their right. Then Shagari took over, Shagari handed over to Buhari and then to Babangida, Babangida handed over to Abacha; Abacha handed over to Abdulsalam. Then they brought Olusegun Obasanjo, their puppet, who again handed over to Yar’Adua. You see, for the first time, somebody has become president that they did not decide for the people and now they are both bitter and angry."
1. "It’s for the North and their supporters to moderate their actions, because they had always been the people to initiate violence. It’s for them to moderate, see reason and live with human beings.They want to reduce us to their level. But there is nothing we can do about it. If they want us to come to their level, there is no other option than to come to their level. We will not fold our arms and die. We will not fold our arms and watch them take the mandate that was freely given to Goodluck, that will be freely given to him on February 14 to continue for another four uninterrupted years until 2019. So, we are not going to fold our arms and watch them fight people, and watch them have an exclusivity to violence."
2. "In their belief that they are born to rule, they make rules they think are superior to the constitution. It was not the right of any other people when Yakubu Gowon was succeeded by Murtala Mohammed. After Murtala Mohammed, they brought Olusegun Obasanjo, who was overshadowed by Shehu Yar’Adua. It was their right. Then Shagari took over, Shagari handed over to Buhari and then to Babangida, Babangida handed over to Abacha; Abacha handed over to Abdulsalam. Then they brought Olusegun Obasanjo, their puppet, who again handed over to Yar’Adua. You see, for the first time, somebody has become president that they did not decide for the people and now they are both bitter and angry."
3. "They are pushing Goodluck Jonathan. They are pushing him. He did not use power like Obasanjo did in sacking Ladoja; in locking Ngige in a toilet as a governor, in chasing Dariye away, in chasing Fayose away, in putting Alamieyeseigha in prison. Goodluck Jonathan, because he refused to use these powers is clueless, is weak, is incompetent. Don’t fight with a deaf and dumb man. Whatever you are talking, he does not hear you. He can’t even express himself. So anything that enters his hand is a weapon. For us, if they make Jonathan to make a 360 degrees turn, I pity them."
4. If it is somebody like me that is the president, ah! by now a lot of issues would have been settled, Obasanjo will not be anywhere around and be talking. It’s Goodluck. You abuse him and he will come and sit down with you and eat with you. It’s the good side of him. Maybe that’s why God has kept him alive and successful. I pray that he should not change his nature, no matter what, to become a Dokubo Asari. Because, if he becomes a Dokubo Asari, nobody will be able to stay in this country."
Icheoku says every well meaning Nigerian should support the people of Niger Delta in their struggle to freely partake in the governance of Nigeria as co-equals. Nobody in Nigeria including the Niger Deltans is inferior to these Hausa/Fulani maniacs and their born to rule imbecility and infantile madness; and at worse, if they will not let others rule them, they should not be allowed to rule others either. It is fairness, it is the right and equitable and the most appropriate thing to do in the circumstance. The Niger Delta people also own all the oil in Nigeria and should therefore be given some respect and commended for even sharing with the rest of Nigerians, what is their personal God-given natural wealth. Icheoku says on February 14, 2015, support Niger Delta, VOTE FOR GEJ.
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