BREAKING: Fresh Protest Rocks Rivers Over LG Election, Details Emerge
Hundreds of stakeholders opposed to the conduct of the local government elections in Rivers State have trooped to the streets to protest Governor Siminialayi Fubara's decision to proceed with the controversial exercise.
The stakeholders, mostly chieftains and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike, first gathered at the Polo Club in Yenagoa before embarking on the protest.
They were seen marching along the popular Aba Road in Port Harcourt, carrying banners and placards with inscriptions calling on Fubara to obey the Federal High Court judgement that cancelled the poll.
It was also gathered that hundreds of the APC members were gathering at the party Secretariat in Port Harcourt to embark on a similar protest.
There has been tension in Rivers ahead of the local government elections in Rivers state with several court injunctions against the process.
Police announce withdrawal from Rivers election
The police had earlier announced a plan to withdraw from the poll following a court judgment. However, Legit.ng, while monitoring the poll on Saturday morning, the police were seen providing security for the electorate during the poll.
Rivers' controversies concerning the election have been considered a test of power between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now a minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Wike and Fubara were at loggerheads soon after the latter resumed office, and their latest controversies concerned the PDP's leadership structure in the state.
Source: Legit.ng
