The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) has alleged that the accident which involved a car in the convoy of former President Goodluck Jonathan was an attempt on his life.
Two persons attached to the former President had lost their lives following the crash in Abuja on Wednesday.
Reacting to the incident, the National President of IYC, Peter Igbifa, in Port Harcourt on Thursday, said the incident was connected to the 2023 general elections.
According to him, “It is obvious that some people are after the former President. They want him dead. And we believe it is not unconnected with the constant appearance of his name in the forthcoming 2023 election.
“To such satanic agents, the only way to stop the rumoured plot to return Jonathan back to Aso Rock in 2023 is to eliminate him. We know in Nigeria, there is nothing desperate politicians, who see others as a threat to their ambitions, cannot do.”
He called on the security agencies to investigate the incident, noting that the entire Niger Delta would rise in an unprecedented revolution that would completely cripple Nigeria’s economy if anything happened to Jonathan.
He said, “We can swallow all the insults and marginalisation thrown at us as a people but what we cannot take is making attempts on the lives of our icons.
“Therefore, those who are against the return of Jonathan to Aso Rock should explore other peaceful ways to stop him instead of resorting to violence that can plunge the entire country into endless crisis.
“This is the same with any Niger Deltan contesting for the office of President across political parties. Don’t attempt to take their lives rather, defeat them politically.
“We are calling on security agencies to rise up to their responsibilities and beef up security around the former President. They should probe this accident and make public the circumstances that led to it. The blood of our hero cannot be used to settle political scores.”
