According to Arise News, they were arrested over a disturbance of peace at the official residence of Martins Amaewhule, who was impeached on Monday by lawmakers loyal to Governor Fubara.
The police in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria have arrested the Chairman of the state chapter of the National Youth Council, Chijioke Ihunwo and 15 other pro-Governor Siminalayi Fubara supporters.
According to Arise News, they were arrested over a disturbance of peace at the official residence of Martins Amaewhule, who was impeached on Monday by lawmakers loyal to Governor Fubara.
Ihunwo and others were reportedly arrested after mobilising to stop an anti-Fubara protest at the Government House.
A video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Arise News shows a group of youths violently pushing the gate of what is believed to be the residence of Amaewhule.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum this evening welcomed the intervention of President Bola Tinubu to end the political crisis in the state.
The governors of the opposition PDP stated this in a communique released after their meeting at the Oyo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to the communique signed by the Chairman of the Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, the governors said they “were alarmed at the recent developments in Rivers State and welcome the intervention of Mr. President to bring the crises to an end”.
The PDP governors “urged all parties to the Rivers State crises to sheath their sword and resort to peaceful means of resolution”.
The PDP Governors’ Forum offered “its platform for a quick and just containment of the issues involved”.
Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that President Tinubu had intervened to resolve the crisis in the state involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
Wike is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Tinubu spoke to Wike and Fubara to “douse tensions,” Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State disclosed after the Nigeria Police Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa earlier on Tuesday.
SaharaReporters reported on Monday that there was a crisis in the Rivers Assembly amidst plans to impeach Fubara.
It also reported that the House on Monday removed its Majority Leader, Edison Ehie from his position.
The House members led by their Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, served an impeachment notice on Fubara before they fled for safety as tear gas was fired outside the Complex.
However, lawmakers loyal to the governor later impeached Amaewhule and elected Ehie as the new Speaker.
Addressing his supporters, who protested the development outside the Assembly Complex, the governor said he had not done anything to warrant an impeachment proceeding by the Assembly.
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