Loyalists of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, have taken to the streets to protest Governor Siminialayi Fubara’s decision to proceed with the local government elections in Rivers State, defying a Federal High Court judgment that cancelled the polls.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the protesters comprised chieftains and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
They demanded that Governor Fubara obey the court’s decision, citing concerns over the legitimacy of the electoral process.
In a similar move, hundreds of All Progressives Congress (APC) members gathered at the party’s secretariat in Port Harcourt, preparing to embark on a protest of their own.
It should be noted that the police on Friday announced its decision not to partake in the election.