Some women in Port Harcourt, Rivers state today April 14, staged a peaceful protest in support of emergency rule in the state.
The women all dressed in white, gathered at the Garrison Bus Stop in the city centre from 8 am to begin the rally.
They were seen singing solidarity songs in support of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rted), along Aba Road and marching towards the government house, Port Harcourt.
This comes few days after 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.
President Tinubu had on March 18 declared a state of emergency in the state over the lingering political crisis between the governor and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
As part of the declaration, Governor Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu and all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly were suspended for an initial period of six months. Ibas, a retired naval officer, was appointed to administer the state during the emergency period.
