Drums of war: Call N/Delta ex-militants to order –APC

The All Progres­sives Congress P r e s i d e n t i a l Campaign Or­ganisation (APCPCO) at the weekend urged President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to call to order Niger Delta ex-militants who were threatening to wage war against the country in the event that their “son” loses the Febru­ary 14 presidential elec­tion.

The APCPCO, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,argued that the “irresponsible ultima­tum by the ex-militants was not only a barbaric threat on the sovereignty of our republic, but goes against the spirit and letter of the non-violence pact to which President Jonathan is a signatory.”
The campaign team ob­served that the declaration of war against the state is causing panic and concern among Nigerians who are already embattled by so many challenges particu­larly of insecurity, which have been begging for at­tention.
The party reminded President Jonathan that as Commander-in-Chief, it is his primary responsibility to ensure the protection of the citizens and their property and that such open declaration of war by the ex-militants and sev­eral other acts of violence need to be denounced by him in the interest of the democracy, unity and sta­bility of Nigeria.
According to the cam­paign organization, these drum beats by elements associated with President Jonathan need to change to peace beats so that the citizens, especially the youth need to be encour­aged that the sustenance of the country’s democ­racy is better achieved through the ballot and not the bullet.
The APC called on Jonathan to make good on his declaration that his “re-election is not worth the blood of any Nige­rian”, by calling these war mongers in his domain to order.