Six days after the signing of a peace accord in Abuja between Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, the troubled state remains in turmoil as some residents vehemently reject the deal, deeming it unacceptable.
The protracted conflict between Fubara and Wike prompted President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, culminating in the peace pact brokered at a meeting in the State House, Abuja.
Discontented residents converged on the Government House in Port Harcourt to express their dissatisfaction with the Abuja Peace Accord signed by Wike and Fubara, declaring it unacceptable. The protesters adamantly asserted their refusal to allow anyone to “enslave the state” and issued a threat to “occupy the state,” including critical infrastructure throughout the coming month if the governor honors any aspect of the peace deal.
The position document of the protesters, signed by leaders of various groups including the National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Greater Wakiriki Movement (GWM), National Union of Rivers State Students (NURSS), National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, and others, outlined their resolve to resort to non-violent means of self-help to safeguard the dignity of Rivers State and the entire Niger Delta.
The protesters, led by figures such as Chijioke Inuwo, Levi Sam Okuru, Tamuno Kpokpo, and others, declared their intention to occupy strategic locations such as the International Airport, Port Harcourt, Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone, NLNG Bonny, SPDC facilities, Total E&P, Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, the East-West Road, the Federal Secretariat, the State Secretariat, all markets, and waterways.
