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January 8, 2015 by Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt 28 Comments

Despite the criticisms trailing its endorsement of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the February 2015 election, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has insisted that it will support the APC flag bearer.

MEND had on Wednesday declared that it would support Buhari for presidential poll, alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan had not lived up to the expectation of Nigerians, a position that did not go down well with the Peoples Democratic Party and the Ijaw Youth Council.

The PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, queried APCs link with MEND, the IYC, through its Publicity Secretary, Eric Omare, reportedly described MEND as a ghost.

But MEND, in a statement by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, on Thursday via e-mail, described Metuhs position on its (MEND) support for Buhari as callous and irresponsible.

The Niger Delta militant group explained that the reaction of the PDP further confirmed its (MEND) views about Jonathans inept government.

MENDs statement read, The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta views the recent question and statement credited to the Peoples Democratic Partys National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, as very callous and irresponsible.

The question: Explain your connections with MEND, further confirms and vindicates our views about Goodluck Jonathan, his inept government and the PDP.

MEND, however, pointed out that its endorsement of Buhari did not mean that it had any link with the APC, adding that contrary to Metuhs view, it (MEND) had never been approached by the party.

It described Buhari as the man that would lead Nigeria out of its state of calamity in the hand of the current leadership.

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