On Friday, thousands of protesters drawn from different groups in Rivers State stormed the Government House in Port Harcourt in a show of solidarity with the state governor, Siminilayi Fubara, amidst the ongoing political crisis.
In a joint statement signed by the leaders of about 16 organizations including the National President of Rivers State students, Comrade Abbey Precious Sime-Ipiri, President of Ogoni Youth Federation, Dr. Legborsi Yamabana, Coordinator of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Levi Okoru, President of the Rivers State Chapter of Nigeria Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Chijioke Ihunwo among others, they urged Governor Fubara not to attempt under any guise of persuasive truce to implement any part of the agreement reached the Abuja peace meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which they described as “unconstitutional”.
In the statement, the groups said the agreement was “akin to selling our collective hegemony to one individual, in the person of the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike,” who, according to them, “enjoys the support of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the President himself.”.
They argued that the resolution was not only unconstitutional but was also not signed by the President or any top federal government official.
The protesters said the purported resolutions reveal a perfected plan to enslave the Rivers people and bring the state under the tyrannical control of one man, adding that “we will all resist it.”.
The groups contended that “the Abuja meeting was convened at the instance of the President, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but the agreement did not have the signature of Mr. President, and this raises questions as to the authenticity of the said resolutions.
They alleged that Wike and the Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, were working hand in hand to undermine the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, just to suit their inordinate and selfish political ambitions for 2027.
The coalition alleged that there has been a mobilization of the security architecture of the country to unleash violence and mayhem in Rivers State.
