Rivers crisis: Tensions rise as pro-Ibas women rally days after anti-Fubara protest, video trends

• Hundreds of women took to the streets of Port Harcourt connected Monday to amusement enactment for the Rivers authorities exigency rule
• The demonstrators, each dressed successful white, marched from Garrison Bus Stop on Aba Road toward the Government House portion chanting solidarity songs
• In a video trending online, the women declared enactment for Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, who was precocious appointed by President Tinubu arsenic Rivers sole head

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Port Harcourt, Rivers authorities - In a important twist of events, connected Monday, April 14, hundreds of women successful Rivers state marched successful Port Harcourt, the authorities capital, successful enactment of the declaration of a state of emergency.

Rivers women successful solidarity locomotion for authorities of emergency Photo credit: Lere Olayinka - Aresa 1@OlayinkaLere
Source: Twitter

Rivers women endorse exigency rule, Ibas leadership

The women, each dressed successful white, gathered astatine the Garrison Bus Stop successful the metropolis centre astatine 8 a.m. to statesman the rally.

As reported by The Punch, the women were singing solidarity songs successful enactment of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (red), on Aba Road and marching towards the authorities location successful Port Harcourt.

Wike's adjutant shares video of the solidarity rally

Lere Olayinka, an adjutant to the curate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, confirmed the improvement successful a station shared connected his X page, accompanied by a video of the rally.

He tweeted:

Recall that past week, hundreds of women, nether the aegis of ‘Rivers Women for Sim,’ staged a protest against the authorities of exigency and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Details later…

Watch the video below:

Why Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers

Rivers women declares enactment for Ibas, whom Tinubu appointed aft suspending Rivers politician Fubara. Photo credit: Dada Olusegun
Source: Twitter

Legit.ng reported that connected Tuesday, March 18, President Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state, citing escalating governmental unrest and information concerns.

Tinubu besides suspended Siminalayi Fubara, Ngozi Odu, his deputy, and each authorities lawmakers for six months.

The president nominated Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice admiral, arsenic the sole head and charged him with the absorption of the authorities without enacting caller laws.

However, Tinubu's announcement followed months of escalating tensions betwixt Governor Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike, present FCT minister.

Read much astir Rivers situation here:

• “There’s an effort to widen Rivers exigency rule” - Commissioner
• Wike vs Fubara: Ijaw federation astatine warfare with Tinubu, APC? Sen Dickson opens up
• “How I was offered N5bn to coordinate Fubara’s impeachment,” Edison Ehie speaks

Rivers crisis: “Gov Fubara volition beryllium back,” says Tompolo

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Chief Government Ekpemupolo, 'Tompolo', has declared enactment for the suspended politician of Rivers state, Sim Fubara.

Weeks aft Tinubu declared a authorities of emergency, Tompolo urged the warring parties, Fubara and FCT curate Nyesom Wike, to reconcile.

The Ijaw person urged President Tinubu to intervene successful the Rivers governmental situation to reconstruct bid successful the oil-rich region.

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Source: Legit.ng