Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that those who are intimidated by his rising profile are behind the spirited effort to link him to the Niger Delta Avengers.
A statement on Thursday by his Media Aide, Ikechukwu Eze, said the people Mr Jonathan may have offended while in office would stop at nothing to tarnish his image.
He however enjoined media organisations not to offer their platforms to churn out false information that could ridicule the country.
The statement reads: “It is sad that the publications wore the cloak of deceit from the same misguided characters that are hell-bent on pulling down the former President despite his clear record of diligent service to his country and long-standing commitment to the good of the society.
“There is no doubt that there exists such people who may have scores to settle with the former President, but are now feeling frustrated by the fact that his national and international profiles have continued to rise despite their recourse to endless muck-raking character assassination. Such people will stop at nothing to continue to throw obstacles, albeit futilely, on his path.
“We are aware that the same people approached other well-meaning newspapers with the same false information, but they were wise to turn it down on account of its absurdity.
“From what we know about intelligence gathering, there is no re
