Ex-militant, Boyloaf describes Jonathan as a disappointment, says he will not welcome him back when he leaves office

Former Niger Delta militant Ebikabowei Victor Benakak aka
Gen. Boyloaf has described President Jonathan as a
disappointment to him and other Niger Deltans. In an
interview with Premium Times , Boyloaf said Jonathan did not
build any remarkable infrastructure in the Niger Delta, a region
where he is from. He said he will not welcome President
Jonathan to the region when he leaves office;
"To me, as a matter of fact Jonathan disappointed us.
That is my own opinion. He might be good to some
people. There is nothing to tell if you get to my own
state. We didn’t benefit. People like us did not benefit
from his government. His government focused on one
side. The Bayelsans did not benefit. It is only the
Arugbos – that is Ondo State and Delta State – that
benefited from his government. So, someone like me
will not welcome him. I will not welcome him at all.
The struggle continues." he said
PT: Do you think the South West and the Northern part of
Nigeria were marginalized under the leadership of
Goodluck Jonathan?
Boyloaf: Did people from the South-South benefit? If you
come to Bayelsa State, can you count how many people
benefited? That is the president’s state. When the APC
was going for campaigns, they made a statement that
there is a town that they didn’t have light, and people said
Otuoke. Then (Gov. Chibuike) Amaechi said “I didn’t
mention name”. But can you imagine that in that place
there is no road? You see, what Jonathan did was that he
favoured the North and West. Go to the Niger Delta and
see. He favoured the North. He did Almajiri. Then go to the
West you will see the railway, you will see all what he’s
doing there. What is happening in Niger Delta? Nothing! It
is better to go there and see things for yourself. Jonathan
did not do anything for his people, for his region.
PT: Maybe he planned to do that in his second term in the
office?
Boyloaf: I don’t believe in that. Charity begins at home.
Jonathan was supposed to have started from his area
because anything can happen the next day like what has
happened now. So, what are you telling me? What about
(late President Umaru) Yar’Adua? He did the airport in
Katsina. He started from his own area. See, that is what
Jonathan was supposed to do to. I have that belief right
from time because they never wanted a Niger Delta person
to be in government. We know that one because they will
seal a lot of deals. I am a mariner. I know what is going on
at the sea. For instance, like we are talking about subsidy,
we know the people that do deals.
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