By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Women came out to the street on Friday to protest against the state of emergency declared in Rivers State, Urging President Bola Tinubu to remove the sole administrator and return the democratically elected Governor Fubara Siminalayi.
The protest, which began along the major road, and advanced to the Rivers State Government House, featured placards with bold inscriptions such as “Bring back Fubara”, “Save our democracy”, “Is the law different for Rivers State?”, and “God of justice, arise for Rivers State.”
In a march to the Government House in Port Harcourt, the women also demanded an end to the emergency rule in Rivers and the return to democratic governance in the state.
“We want Governor Fubara back,” one protester was heard saying in a viral video. “We need our democracy restored”, “#BringBackFubara”, “Obey the rule of law”, and “Save our democracy”, are some of the inscriptions on their placards.
“We are a peaceful people and do not deserve this kind of injustice. The governor has been doing his job despite the distractions. What is happening now is not democracy,” one of the protesters said. “We are here to defend our votes and the sanctity of our democracy. This is beyond Fubara; it’s about justice and the future of Rivers State,” one of the leaders said.
