Hundreds of protesters in Rivers State, including youths, men, and women, have called on President Bola Tinubu to recall the suspended Governor of the state, Sir Siminialayi Fubara.
The protesters, who appeared in black attire on Tuesday, marched through major streets of Port Harcourt main town in protest, demanding that Tinubu call off the state of emergency in the state and reinstate the suspended State Governor, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly.
This demonstration is the most recent in a series of protests and counter-protests that have shaken the state since the imposition of emergency rule and the following appointments of Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (rtd) as the Sole Administrator of the state.
The protesters promised to vote for President Tinubu for a second term in office, come 2027, if he hears their call and reinstates Governor Fubara. The protesters held placards that read: “Tinubu, Please return our Governor,” “Leave Rivers State alone,” “Fubara is our governor,” and “Wike, no one interrupted your 8 years in power.”God is watching you, Wike,” and others.
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Speaking, Mrs Agnes Wariboko, a private medical practitioner in Port Harcourt, told journalists on the sidelines of the protest that they volunteered to embark on the protests to register their dissatisfaction over the extended and unconditional suspension of their governor.
Wariboko explained that Rivers people have become a laughing stock in the committee of states and blamed Wike for the embarrassment and humiliation he has brought upon the state. Mrs. Kate Chinwo Ndamati pointed out that besides the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike’s excessive desire to control state resources, he is also envious.
Ndamati worried that Tinubu could impose an emergency rule on the state based on lies peddled by some politicians against the governor, urging Tinubu to restore democracy in the state.
