Just 24 hours( Easter Monday) after supporters of Siminalayi Fubara suspended Governor of Rivers State held prayer in all the twenty-three local government areas of the State praying for the recall of the elected State Chief Executive, hundreds of his supporters have taken to the streets of Port Harcourt to demand his reinstatement.
The protest which kicked off from Aggrey Road, Old Port Harcourt Township, this Tuesday (22/4/25), saw protesters who were clad in black and carrying placards with various inscriptions such as, “Together we stand for Governor Sim Fubara”, “We want back our Governor, we all voted for”, Governor Fubara is the pride of Rivers People”.
Several protests (both for and against) have rocked Rivers state since March 18, when President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in the state and suspending the Governor, his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state’s House of Assembly.