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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