Former Niger Delta Affairs
Minister Elder Godsday
Orubebe last night apologised
for his outburst during the
release of elections results in
Abuja. He regretted that he
allowed his emotion to betray
him and has pleaded with
Niger Delta youths not to
perpetrate violence because of
the election of Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari.
Orubebe, who held up
proceedings for about 30
minutes, told reporters in
Abuja:
”Election is a passionate
thing and I really regret
what took place this
morning. I was
unnecessarily pushed by
Jega to get to that level. I
want to apologise
particularly to young
Nigerians that look up to
take politics as a career to
say that what happened
was not intended to cause
them any embarrassment.
To Nigerians generally, I
regret my actions as even
an elder in the church, and
a leader, the young men
expected to see a lot from
me and I believe that if
there was any
disappointment they got
from me I apologise to
Nigerians and to the youths
of this country.”
TheNation adds that a sober
Orubebe asked Niger Delta
youths not to take the laws
into their hands on the
outcome of the Presidential
Election.
“We have always talked
about peace in this country
and remember that when
there was crisis in the
Niger Delta, I was one of
the architects that
sacrificed to got the creeks
to tell the militants that we
need peace in this country
alongside President
Goodluck Jonathan.”
On President Goodluck
Jonathan’s sportsmanship
attitude, he said:
“Two things are in place.
The president is the
president of everybody. As
a statesman and as a
president; he has done
what he should do.”
On how the PDP will take the
defeat, Orubebe said:
“I cannot decide for the
PDP. It is a large family.
We were sent on an errand
to come back to report. We
will go and report to the
party and the party will
take the necessary action it
has to take.
You remember what
happened in Ekiti’s
governorship election when
the governor congratulated
his opponent and the party
went back and said this is
what they have seen. The
candidate is not the party,
he is a candidate and he
has acted very well as a
statesman, and as the
president, the father of all.
For us, we are agents to be
here to see what transpired
here and give report to
them.”