Okonjo-Iweala, Diezani failed Niger Delta People-Asari Dokubo
Alhaji Asari Dokubo who is a former Niger Delta militant leader has blamed people from the region who held top political positions for the problems the people are facing.
In an interview with TVC, Dokubo said the Niger Delta region had all it takes to make the people wealthy but lamented that the people from the region who had the power failed in their responsibility.
The former militant accused former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, ex-finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and former minister of petroleum, Diezani Maduekwe of enriching other persons from other regions and making them billionaires while people from Niger Delta remained impoverished.
“They all failed us. Orubebe failed us. Diezani failed us. Okonjo failed us. Azazi failed us. Wakama failed.
“They all failed us. Because Goodluck Jonathan cannot be in Aso Rock and at the same time be at the Ministry of Petroleum, Ministry of Niger Delta or see to the day-to-day running of the Nigerian Army.
He put people there and the people failed woefully. “Yes some of them may have done better, like Okonjo, but what excuse does Dieziani have. All the people they are claiming she made millionaires, I’m not saying its true, did you see any Ijaw person’s name there? “There’s no Ijaw person’s name there.
So we’re not good to be billionaires with our own resources? At 53, I cannot be billionaire but Dangote, Otedola must be billionaires, so its our people that put us in that condition.
“Bayelsa Government applied for oil bloc they were not given but instead, it was given to a private individual. In a government where Minister of Petroleum is an Ijaw woman.
“Her mother, father are from Ijaw, Bayelsa Government applied for oil bloc and it was not given but rather she gave it to an individual from outside this place. And now the man does not even have office in Bayelsa.
“He produces 100 barrels in a day and takes away millions of dollars everyday. That money could have come to Bayelsa even if someone is stealing it from Bayelsa, it will still enter Ijaw man’s pocket.”
