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The face-off between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, deepened on Friday as policemen took over all the entrances and exit to the House of Assembly quarters located along Aba Road, Port Harcourt.

Both the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate were safeguarded by about 30 policemen, while about 25 patrol vans were used to block the other two entrances.

Our correspondent reports that one of the entrances is adjacent to the Mobile Police Force 19 Division, while the other is beside the Port Harcourt office of the National Identification Management Agency.

The police took over the place shortly after the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule, accused Fubara of planning to demolish the legislative quarters.

The governor had paid an unannounced visit to the facility on Thursday afternoon, explaining that he was there to access the place following the emergence of a new speaker.

“Is the Assembly quarters not part of my property? Is there anything wrong in going to check how things are going on there?

“You are aware of the developments. We have a new speaker, and I went there to see for myself how things are. There might be a few things I might want to do there for the good of our people,” the governor said.

Our correspondent reports that following the alarm raised by Amaewhule, the anti-Fubara lawmakers and some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) kept vigil around the estate till Friday.

A Rivers court had earlier restrained the Pro-Wike lawmakers from parading themselves as legislators, saying their seats had been declared vacant.

Meanwhile, a group, the ‘Sim Media Volunteers at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday, called on the Inspector-General of Police to monitor activities of policemen in the state and ensure they observe the rules of engagement.

The Convener, Frank Kilsi, who made the call decried the arrest and intimidation of the governor’s ers by the police saying the development could lead to anarchy.

Kilsi stated, “We call on the Inspector-General of Police to rein in his men and exercise restraint by stopping the unnecessary attack or wanton arrest on any of the governor’s ers, as further harassment could lead to anarchy and breakdown of law and order that may not do our state any good.

“We, the youths of the state, under the aegis of SIM Media Volunteers do hereby emphasize the need for peace, justice and development in Rivers State.

“We implore all relevant stakeholders such as the citizens, political leaders, traditional institutions and law enforcement agencies, to ensure that the rights and freedom of the people are upheld and protected at all times.

“To this end, we would like to acknowledge and applaud the great youths of Rivers State for being peaceful and law-abiding even in the face of provocation”.

Kilsi commended the governor’s peaceful disposition and commitment to the security of lives and property in the state and asked him to continue on such a path of development.

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Rivers situation should be quickly dealt with by any of the parties that is ready to be decisive. I have no sympathy for any of the parties after they stole the people's mandate in last year's presidential election in the most cruel manner. They will pay individually and collectively.

Since when this Simi became governor, he has been battling left and right.. no peace for him in the government house...
Is he being a governor now a curse or a blessing??.

No one knows....

Them say our SIM no get network. Now network 🛜🛜 full everywhere

Security is important

Politics 101 .. common sense

Eastern region better wakeup

U have been cheated for over 50years

In the other thread a BATeria was saying rivers state can't be Lagos and it pains me they enemies are using a rivers man to fight the state

Labour party won the rivers election but Wike and APC rigged it so let them kill themselves because there is no peace for the wicked

Person don dey wake up

Wike will lose this battle

They won't allow SIM to focus on governance..... Those observing vigil should continue...... Wike a typical example of if devil give you egg 🥚, he will request for cow in return...... Let's Fubara breathe

My Uncle ( Gabriel Okewu Arumona) said "that him didn't believe that Mandela is an African that real Africa man don't forgive easily.

Y'all should allow us to rest with Rivers, we have other states in Nigeria

Fubara is winning the war well

When State of Emergency is declared now and a northern is appointed, shebi everybody go calm down.

Continue.

OK

We will soon know who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed and Unarmed Forces

Fubara is just a visionless thing fishing for crisis. The Assembly building he demolished, he has not finished building it, now it is the Assembly quarters that is his problem. The clueless despardo was reading the script he was given and said he wants to renovate the assembly quarters. Ask him, is he done renovating all the schools and hospitals in Rivers State? Impeach this melon, before he destroys everything in the state, then lock him up in prison.

As a Gov, he shouldn't let Wike do much harm..

He knows exactly how to bite back if he wants.

jahsharon:
We will soon know who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed and Unarmed Forces

Dem no dey tell person. Tinubu stamp your authority jare. Enough of the illegalities from that empty drum called Fubara.

Base on say wetin wike dey do no good but that fabura of guy no get level at all at all,
Wen he for just form mugu reach 2nd term elections by then he go don know wike boys na to find way work against some and change am for wike after that, but he chose to dey fight wen he suppose to dey campaign
The guy no get street O.T at all

We love Peter Obi

LibertyRep:
When State of Emergency is declared now and a northern is appointed, shebi everybody go calm down.

Continue.

Oga shut up, go and declare it.

Wike lacks leadership qualities.

The law makers are gone... Court will kick them out like balloons

I get power, I get power. All na banza. A governor exercises his power to the extent that the federal government allows him.

Mark this post, the police will provide cover for the assembly men the day they will impeach Fubara who will be arrested immediately for arson.

Sorry for emergency lovers of Nigeria (which is no more a zoo) who were goading the useless man on. Losers

Rivers always in the news haba