Asari-Dokubo, a former Niger Delta freedom fighter, on Monday, warned organisers of the planned nationwide protest on August 1, 2024, not to come to Niger Delta, News About Nigeria reports.
Asari-Dokubo gave the warning while speaking at the Niger Delta Sensitisation Conference for Ethnic Nationalities, Youths, and Women’, which was held in Port Harcourt.
He noted that those behind the protest do not capture the problems of the people of the Niger Delta.
Dokubo added that since they do not care about the region, there is no need for them to join the protest.
He further noted that if anyone has the right to protest, he also has the right to resist the protest, adding that the organisers primary agenda is to fight against President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Asari-Dokubo said, “I and all those who believe in me and those of you who are committed to the interest of the Niger Delta, we are not going to be part of any protest. It is as clear as that. If anybody has the right to protest I also have the right to resist protest. Where your right stops that is where my right begins. I’m anti-protest.
“When our brother was here (making a veiled reference to Jonathan) they protested. Today, another of our brothers is here. They want to protest. That is the truth. When you allow yourself to be used, when you always bend your back for people to ride on you, they will continue to ride on you.
“Are our needs included in their ten points demand? No. So we are not important to them. But it is our resources that they want to share. I want to say that me I have the capacity. If you carry your protest near where I am, you will collect (they will be resisted). I will not be part of it. These are anarchists.
“When you fail the election, wait for another election season. It is four years. Sell yourself to the people, but you don’t want to. After you have failed, you continue. Then you’re not patriotic; you’re the problem of this country. President Bola Tinubu won’t win the elections against all odds. No candidate has gone through the travails President Tinubu went through to win the elections. Everything was against him, but he triumphed. Wait for your turn.”
