‘Bring Back Fubara’: Women Protest Against Emergency Rule In Rivers [PHOTOS]

A group of women in Rivers State staged a protest against the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the imposition of “emergency rule” in the state.

The demonstration kicked off early Friday, with the women chanting slogans and denouncing what they described as an “unconstitutional state of affairs” in Rivers.

While marching to the government house in Port Harcourt, the protesters also called for a restoration of democratic leadership in the state.

“We want governor Fubara back,” one of the demonstrators declared in a widely shared video.

Their placards carried messages such as “We need our democracy restored”, “#BringBackFubara”, “Obey the rule of law”, and “Save our democracy”.

In a statement signed by Nancy Nwankwo, Tamunobelema West, and Cynthia Amadi, the group accused the state’s sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, of taking “provocative and illegal” actions.

The women appealed to influential Nigerians, including former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari, and Goodluck Jonathan, to help ensure the return of democratic governance in the state.

On March 18, President Bola Tinubu declared “emergency rule” in Rivers due to a prolonged political crisis.

He suspended Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the entire Rivers State House of Assembly for an initial period of six months.

He then appointed retired naval chief Ibok-Ete Ibas as the state’s “sole administrator”.