He made this claim during an interview on AriseTV ON Monday.
The Commissioner for Youth under the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Chisom Gbali, has alleged that there are plans to extend the emergency rule in Rivers State.
He made this claim during an interview on AriseTV ON Monday.
“There is a plan to extend it (referring to the emergency rule). Before the end of the six months, they want to incite problems that will make the President make another pronouncement. Of course, you know if there is any pronouncement, it calls for the end of the administration,” he said.
He further elaborated on perceived political manoeuvers, saying, “In politics, there is what we call body language. You will see that if you study the body language, that is the plan — where they set aside the subsisting projects, wanting to design a budget. But you know someone that was sent to establish peace even wants to install sole administrators at the local government level.”
Gbali accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of orchestrating these plans.
“The former governor, who is the FCT minister, and his cohorts — the assembly members, the local chairmen whose tenure elapsed, as it were — are the people I am talking about. Because they are not at rest with the achievement of the governor, they want to distort the administration,” he said.
He also criticised President Bola Tinubu for his involvement in the Rivers State crisis, asserting that there are more pressing issues nationwide.
“All these issues are geared towards 2027, and we are so surprised that His Excellency will be meddling in this kind of matter when there are more burning issues,” he said.
“People are dying every day in Plateau State, but there is no state of emergency. But in Rivers State, there was a declaration of emergency when we did not have anybody hurt. In Rivers State, everyone is going about their duty, and that is why everyone is calling on the President to rescind his decision.”
The controversy surrounding Rivers State continues to escalate. All things being equal, the tenure of the controversially appointed sole administrator is expected to end by September.
It was earlier reported that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday morning fired teargas at protesters gathered at Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
The protesters, primarily members of the ‘Take It Back Movement,’ were met with a heavy police presence when they gathered at the protest venue as early as 9 a.m.
The attack was confirmed by the South-South regional coordinator of the Take It Back Movement in a phone interview with the media on Monday morning.
“Yes, it’s true. Some of our guys were attacked by the police. I’m trying to assess the situation. I will get back to you.
It was reported that policemen gave the protesters a hot chase and beat up some of them, including journalists covering the event.
The demonstrators listed several grievances, including the repeal of the Cybercrime Act and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
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