Port Harcourt, Rivers state – Governor Siminialayi Fubaraâs camp has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ignore those suggesting an emergency rule in Rivers state following Mondayâs violence.
The violence after the swearing-in of the newly elected council chairmen led to the killing of a brother to Edison Ehie, Fubaraâs Chief of Staff, the father of a newly elected councilor, and about three others.
Suspected thugs also attacked and set ablaze three local government secretariats after the policemen guarding the council premises withdrew their services, The Punch reports.
Reacting to the violence, Fubaraâs Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Jerry Omatsogunwa, described those calling for the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers as wicked people.
Omatsogunwa said there are problems in some Northern states but nobody has called for a state of emergency.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Governor Fubara revealed the cause of his rift with his predecessor and the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.
The Rivers state governor said the issue he has with Wike is very simple, and it’s about power control.
Fubara condemned the recent surge in violence that has resulted in the burning down of some local government secretariats in the state.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
