They ex-militants warned against rigging the 2023 presidential election.

equality and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians of our two coordinate hemispheres.

“By arrogantly insisting on running for President of Nigeria immediately following the eight years of catastrophic, genocidal and traumatizing misrule of the sitting Fulani president, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, Atiku Abubakar and his fellow Brutus, Mr. Ifeanyi Okowa, should know that they have gambled out the last political home run of their political careers.

“Their only remedy is to summon the courage to withdraw from the presidential race within the few hours remaining to the polls of February 25 and in so doing make the epic history of turning from villains to heroes at the nick of time. The choice is theirs,”

Those who attended the meeting are CENDIR, Oporoza House, Ijaw Leadership Stakeholders Working Group, the Movement for Survival of Ijaw Ethnic Nationality of the Niger Delta, Ogoni Renaissance and Urhobo Progress Vanguard.

Others are Edo Posterity Summit, Isoko Equity Agenda, Kalabari Vision Vanguard, Ndokwa Progress Roundtable, Ondo Akatapa Oil and Gas Watch, Niger Delta Coast Guards, Niger Delta Riverine Security Network and Niger Delta Congress.

The communique was signed by General Commander Tabu Obriki, Commander (Land and Sea) Abel Tariah, Mega Senior Prefect 1 Chief Long John Ebikaribo, High Chief Commander Solomon Oga, Marine Capt. R.S. Uduboh, Marine Capt. E.J. Dein, Marine Capt. E.G. Ebikeme and Marine Capt. M.N. Emberru.

Others are Tonye Wokoma, for Oil Producing Ethnic Nationalities for Good Governance and Elder Timi Kaiser-Wilhelm Ogoriba.

Naija News understands that Wike had reportedly directed all structures of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to mobilize and vote Tinubu following the schism in the PDP.

The leadership crisis in the PDP which made Wike and his counterparts in Oyo, Enugu, Abia, and Benue to boycott the presidential campaign of the party was for Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP National Chairman, to resign.

His refusal to resign forced the governors who are members of the G-5 to throw their weight behind different candidates for the presidential election.

Asari on his part warned the militants not to support anyone other than Tinubu but all pressures failed as the ex-militants rose from their meeting to declare their support for Obi in a communique they issued.