By Editor
Hundreds of women took to the streets of Port Harcourt on Friday in a peaceful protest, demanding the reinstatement of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Dr. Ngozi Odu.
The women, who gathered in large numbers along the Aba Road corridor, carried placards with bold inscriptions including “Bring Back Fubara,” “Save Our Democracy,” and “God of Justice, Arise for Rivers State.”
Their march advanced from Isaac Boro Park, where they held a prayer session, to the Rivers State Government House. Chanting songs of solidarity, the women described themselves as mothers, wives, and defenders of democracy, calling on President Bola Tinubu to reverse the suspension of the state’s executive and legislative arms.
“We are here not for politics, but for justice,” one protest leader told Channels Television. “This is about protecting our votes and upholding the democratic values of Rivers State.”
The demonstrators decried what they described as an “unconstitutional military rule masked as a state of emergency,” following the political crisis that led to the suspension of Fubara, his deputy, and members of the State House of Assembly.
Despite the suspension, the women praised Governor Fubara’s resilience, saying he had continued to deliver on his mandate amid political distractions.
President Tinubu had earlier appointed a sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, to oversee the affairs of Rivers State, a move critics have argued undermines democratic governance in the oil-rich state.
The peaceful protest, marked by chants, prayers, and emotional appeals, concluded with a call for national and international attention to what the women described as a crisis of justice and constitutional order in Rivers State.
