A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akinola Kazeem has warned that the recent statement made by a former Niger Delta agitator, Asari Dokubo was capable of setting the country ablaze.
Dokubo had last Friday alleged that some personnel of the military were 99 per cent of oil theft in the Niger Delta region could be traced to the military.
But Kazeem in a statement issued Sunday said Dokubo utterances as unfounded and unfortunate and should be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians.
The retired military officer recalled that Dokubo at a point was awarded the contract to secure the pipelines in the Niger Delta region, saying he should also explain why there was oil theft in the region.
He said Dokubo has no moral right to talk down on the military because he has been in the business of securing the pipeline for years, yet oil was stolen under his nose.
The APC chieftain challenged the ex-militant to come out clean and make his intentions known to the President if he is lobbying for contract to secure the pipeline instead of blackmailing the Nigerian Military.
“If Dokubo is looking for contract to secure the oil pipelines, he should say it instead of blackmailing the military before the President.
This is totally unacceptable”, Kazeem said.Against this background, he called President Bola Tinubu to be wary of those who are out to blackmail the military to score cheap goal.
Kazeem wondered why Dokubo who was a beneficiary of the amnesty programme for ex-militants could talk down on the Nigerian Military who were instrumental to the peace enjoyed in the Niger Delta now.
He warned the former militant to desist from misleading the President by blackmailing the military whom he said has been instrumental to the stability the country enjoys currently.
The APC Chieftain noted: “This statement by Dokubo is capable of setting the country ablaze. His statement may pitch Nigerians against the military and create room to distrust, and this is not good for the country.
“I advice Dokubo and his co-travellers to desist from talking down on the military who have sacrificed a lot to keep the country together and also restored peace in the Niger Delta Region”, he added.