Group Protest Alleged Attempts To Assassinate President Jonathan

Disturbed by the rumours making the rounds of alleged plots to assassinate President Goodluck Jonathan and other service chiefs, a group under the aegis of 'Niger Delta People in Bayelsa state' embarked on a mass protest across Yenagoa, the state capital yesterday, with procession marching across the streets at the major East/West expressways.


Displaying placards with various inscriptions such as: "Any attempt to assassinate President Jonathan will be met with tough stance", "You touch Jonathan we break Nigeria", "We swear, oil will shut down soon", "subsidy removal is better than Boko Haam", "Boko Haram is killing Nigerians, not oil subsidy" "NLC/TUC have never protested killings by Boko Haram, why on subsidy"and more.

The group was led by several political leaders including Famous Daunemugha, Congress of Political Change governorship candidate in the state, Chief Kalaite Jephther, Rosebel Jackson, Emmanuel Jonjon 

While addressing journalists, Daunemugha said: "We are trying to show our support for the new policy to the travellers along the East/West road. To let them know that Mr. President should be given time to implement the policy, to enable us know if it will work or not", adding: "Why should we protest a policy that is not meant for one man alone, NLC should not deceive the unemployed youths by instigating them to go on protest to be killed, after all labour will collect their salaries after the strike while the unemployed will not have anything to rely on."