Stop Being Gentleman, Confront Those Making You Scapegoat - IPOB Urges Jonathan

Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has warned that he and members of his group will no longer tolerate the continued humiliation of former President Goodluck Jonathan, threatening that they would “bring down Nigeria” if the powers-that-be do not stop toying with former first lady, Patience.

He also called on the former President to ditch his ‘gentleman’ nature and defend himself, his wife, family members and those who served in the inner cabinet of his government from officials who are out to make them the scapegoat for their current misrule.

Reports recently emerged about the Nigerian government requesting a federal court in New York for permission to subpoena information about transactions involving Jonathan and former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison Madueke. Nigeria's attorney-general, Abubakar Malami, in court filings submitted on March 24, stated that “There is good reason to believe that ministers at the highest level were involved in a corrupt scheme to steal money from Nigeria”.

Reacting to the development in a radio broadcast released yesterday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group claimed that those who are calling for the foreign accounts of Jonathan, his wife and that of Diezani Allison Madueke, are the real people perpetrating corruption and looting in Nigeria.

Kanu said: “They are now pursuing former President Goodluck Jonathan after looting the country and are now shopping for loans from lending agencies. They have not given the account of the N13.9 billion meant for Aso Rock clinic, yet the same people are asking for the account of a former president and his wife to disgrace them and make them scapegoats in their misrule.

“They are also pursuing Mrs. Diezani Madueke because they want to divert attention of Nigerians and the world from their incompetence and looting, but they have not responded to the allegation of looting of N13.9 billion meant for Aso Rock clinic which alarm was raised by the wife of their president against the cabal in the government.

“We in IPOB are warning them and their compromised media who have not seen anything good in other administrations except theirs, to leave former President Jonathan and his wife, Patience, alone.

“You may toy with Jonathan because he allowed you to do that to him, but do not toy with Patience, otherwise we will bring down Nigeria. We are surprised that PANDEF and Ohanaeze Ndigbo have all kept quiet to this renewed attack on Jonathan.

“It is high time Dr Jonathan dropped his gentleman’s toga and defend himself, his wife and family members.”

Kanu also expressed anger that some people were calling his younger brother in Afaraukwu in Umuahia, Abia State to inquire if he (Kanu) is dead following what he called “gutter journalism”. 

“I wonder why such people have not dissipated the same energy to ask about the atrocities going on in Aso Rock, who is occupying the seat of the President of Nigeria and question the laughable speech by the President on Monday,” he said.