Some women on Monday in Rivers State staged a peaceful rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to express support for the declaration of a state of emergency in the state.
This was barely four days after supporters of the suspended governor , Siminalayi Fubara staged a protest demanding the reinstatement of the governor.
According to them, the state needs peace and not the embattled governor, countering the previous rally.
The women carried placards that read: “State of Emergency Is Constitutional,” “No Tribal War in Rivers State, No More Fubara,” “We Need Peace, Not Fubara,” among others.
Addressing journalists, one of the organisers of the rally and former Vice Chairman of Etche Local Government Area of the state, Hon. Gladys Nweke, said:
“What we are doing here is a solidarity march in support of the state of emergency in Rivers State.
“Since the declaration of the state of emergency in Rivers State, there has been peace. We no longer hear about killings and cult activities in the state.”
