A former leader of the Niger Delta
Vigilante, High Chief Ateke Tom, has urged the President-elect, Maj.
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), not to abandon the Amnesty Programme put
in place by ex-President Musa Yar’Adua and continued by President
Goodluck Jonathan.
Ateke Tom, who congratulated Buhari on
his victory at the poll, also appealed to him to collaborate with
leaders in the Niger Delta to develop the oil -rich region.
The former militant leader, who assured
Buhari that the people of the region would support his administration,
added that nobody would go back to the creeks or attack oil
installations.
The ex-fighter, who spoke with newsmen
in Okrika Local Government Area on Friday, appealed to Buhari to
continue where President Jonathan would stop on the Amnesty Programme,
describing the programme as a creation of the struggle of the former
Niger Delta agitators.
He urged the youths to shun violence,
cautioning that troublemakers could be shot during the election and
could leave their families to suffer the consequence.
The former warlord thanked the Chairman
of the Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, for
conducting a free and fair election, even as he commended President
Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat and congratulating Buhari.
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