2023: FOREMOST IJAW ACTIVIST & YOUTH LEADER, COMRADE KAKAS AMGBARE CALLS FOR OUTRIGHT REJECTION OF APC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BOLA TINUBU

A foremost Ijaw activist and Youth Leader,  Comrade Prince Kakas Amgbare has called on the people of Niger Delta not to support and vote the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the forth coming general elections.

Prince Kakas Amgbare who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, and The National Spokesman of the Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in The Niger Delta  (MOSIEND), stated this while reacting to the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the APC Presidential Candidate, vowed that the people would only support a candidate who has the interest of the Niger Delta.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Portharcourt, Prince Kakas Amgbare called on every well meaning individual in the Niger Delta region to diassociate themselves from the presidential candidate of the APC, stating that Tinubu's candidature is a disservice and a curse to the Niger Delta region and Nigeria.

According to the vocal Niger Delta Activist, The Niger Delta Region, despite it's vast crude oil deposit has suffered marginalization from leaders, especially from the South West. He stated that the whole problem of the Niger Delta in this 4th republic started with the emergence of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, A Yoruba man who domiciled all companies collecting oil from the Niger Delta in Lagos.

"Some of the few good things we have in the Niger Delta were given to us by the Hausa Man from the North. General Abacha of blessed memory created Bayelsa State for us, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of Blessed Memory gave us the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme and created the Ministry of Niger Delta to stabilized the region.

"The only thing the Yoruba man does to us is to take from us. They block our seaports from functioning, but allows the one in Lagos to function. Deliberately undeveloped us so as to domicile all operational headquarters of oil companies in Lagos.

Comrade Kakas who was a Special Assistant on Youth Mobilization and later appointed as Director General Centre for Youths Development and Industries to the first Civilian Governor, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, explained if the Onne seaport Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, and other smaller ports are functional by now Niger Delta would have been the economy hub of this country to restore the hope of our younger generation with a lot of employment opportunities and Industries cut across the Niger Delta Region.

The Niger Delta Youth leader who also served in the immediate past administration in Bayelsa state as Special Adviser on Youths mobilization, opined that, Niger Delta is a very critical component when it comes to Nigeria politics and its development considering our contribution to the nation economy through crude oil exploration, therefore, whoever becomes the president of this country is of much interest to the  people especially taking into cognisance the socio-economic challenges that the country is currently facing. 

"The distruction of Odi and massacar of our people by the Nigerian soldiers sent by a Yoruba man, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo are still very fresh in our memories, therefore " We will mobilize every Niger Delta youths against the candidature of Ahmed Bola Tinubu," Prince Kakas said.

"This is not a matter of being a member of APC. We will put party membership aside and work for the interest of our region which Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is the answer, a second employer of labour after government through his business conglomerates across Niger Delta States. 

"What we are seeing clearly shows that the political class who are aspiring especially the APC national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu only campaigning on the basis of rhetoric, their is no clear commitment to solve the problems of the Nigerian question and the Niger Delta in particular but coming to loot and the Ijaw Youths would imploy all asnals to support Alhaji Atiku to prevent this daylight robbery come 2023.

Comrade Kakas said, with the present state of insecurity and dwindling economic situation, the nation, needs a vibrant young person that can pilot the affairs of country and not somebody like Asiwaju who aged and has insulted the sensibilities of Nigerians enough, and this last APC National Convention will be his final political outing. 

" This is because Nigerians have had enough and are now, more than ever before ready and out to defend our nation and reject Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the 2023 Presidential election.

“Asiwaju should know that Niger Deltans are not his political string-puppets neither one of his acquired estates and loots that he will come and cajole. We are ready for him through the ballots. 

Speaking further, the renowned youth leader emphasized that youths are looking at a president that will prioritize the issues of the Niger-Delta, and the PDP candidate, Alhaji Atiku is one of such persons we looked forward to become the president of this country to tackle our challenges, hence anything short from that would be counter productive in the general elections.

The MOSIEND spokesman however affirmed that the body is Committed to the Ijaw and Niger Delta Course, as an Injury to one is an Injury to all and called on all hands to be on deck particularly the Ijaw National Congressman (INC), the Ijaw Youth Council IYC and other pressure groups to reject any imposition of candidate through the ballots against our collective will by the Yorubas and the Northern oligarchy.

“With the wealth in Niger Delta, there is no excuse for poverty if we have the right people in governance to put up institutional frame work; noting that the days of blaming people are over, and it is time to galvanize support for the  PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar for a renewed Niger Delta.