Don’t prosecute Jonathan, Bayelsa PDP chieftain begs Buhari on may 28,

By Emem Idio

YENAGOA – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in
Bayelsa state and former commissioner for Agriculture, and
Environment, Chief Lionel Jonathan –Omo, has appealed to the
incoming president elect, Muhammad Buhari to exercise caution in
probing the outgoing administration of President Goodluck
Jonathan.
According to Chief Jonathan -Omo, attempts to prosecute Jonathan
by the incoming administration might cause violent uprising in the
Niger Delta and should be avoided completely.
Jonathan-Omo made the remarks Wednesday in Yenagoa during a
chat with newsmen while presenting a 54 page letter to President-
Elect Muhammad Buhari and titled, “Road map to Success.”
Addressing Buhari, he said: “As you take over power please don’t
prosecute or persecute President Jonathan, you will indirectly
provoke a recrudescence of violence in the Niger Delta. Young boys
will hang on that as a subterfuge to cause violent uprising again in
the Niger Delta. Avoid it completely.”
He said he is convince that with the antecedents of Buhari and his
deep sense of integrity and discipline, he will fix Nigeria, although
not immediately. “I am convinced that Buhari will succeed because
of his unflagging desire to rule Nigeria. He has an internal
motivation to do the job, and that internal motivation will transform
to vision,” he said.