Hundreds of Women March in Port Harcourt Streets, Back Rivers State of Emergency, Video Trends
- Hundreds of women took to the streets of Port Harcourt on Monday to show support for the Rivers state emergency rule
- The demonstrators, all dressed in white, marched from Garrison Bus Stop along Aba Road toward the Government House while chanting solidarity songs
- In a video trending online, the women backed the leadership of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, who was recently appointed by President Tinubu as Rivers sole administrator
TheTalk.NG journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Port Harcourt, Rivers state – In a significant twist of events, on Monday, April 14, hundreds of women in Rivers state marched in Port Harcourt, the state capital, in support of the state’s declaration of a state of emergency.
Rivers women in solidarity walk for state of emergency
Photo credit: Lere Olayinka – Aresa 1@OlayinkaLereSource: Twitter
Rivers women endorse emergency rule, Ibas leadership
The women, all dressed in white, gathered at the Garrison Bus Stop in the city centre at 8 a.m. to begin the rally.
As reported by The Punch, the women were singing solidarity songs in support of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (red), along Aba Road and marching towards the government house in Port Harcourt.
Recall that last week, hundreds of women, under the aegis of ‘Rivers Women for Sim,’ staged a protest against the state of emergency and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Why Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers
TheTalk.NG reported that on Tuesday, March 18, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers state, citing escalating political unrest and security concerns.
Tinubu also suspended Siminalayi Fubara, Ngozi Odu, his deputy, and all state lawmakers for six months.
The president nominated Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice admiral, as the sole administrator and charged him with the management of the state without enacting new laws.
However, Tinubu’s announcement followed months of escalating tensions between Governor Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike, now FCT minister.
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Rivers crisis: “Gov Fubara will be back,” says Tompolo
Earlier, TheTalk.NG reported that Chief Government Ekpemupolo, ‘Tompolo’, has declared support for the suspended governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara.
Weeks after Tinubu declared a state of emergency, Tompolo urged the warring parties, Fubara and FCT minister Nyesom Wike, to reconcile.
The Ijaw leader urged President Tinubu to intervene in the Rivers political crisis to restore peace in the oil-rich region.
Source: TheTalk.NG
