Chai! Na serious matter wey dey happen for Rivers State oh! Coalition of civil society organisations don carry their mouth talk say, the state dey slide into one big political gbege. Dem say powerful politicians don capture the state, dey do electoral fraud wey fit scatter the whole place.
Dem release one communiqué after emergency meeting wey dem hold for Port Harcourt. Na The Citizens Platform signam, with Celestine Akpobari and Kentebe Ebiriador leading the charge. E be like say governance for Rivers don jam brake, as dem dey fight for power and control like say na football wahala.
The gbege don dey linked to di palava of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor Nyesom Wike, and current Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Di stakeholders talk say dis wahala don create plenty tension and uncertainty, all because of di mad ambition wey dem get for state capture and resource control. E be like say dem don put dem own governance for on hold as dem dey struggle for who go dey in charge.
Dem also talk say di wahala get roots wey dey trace back to di lack of internal party democracy, money politics wey don finish everything, plus di serious weakening of key institutions like di Presidency, INEC, security agencies, and judiciary. Na so e be! Dem accuse INEC and di security agencies say dem don play bad role wey dey worsen di situation for Rivers State.
According to di stakeholders, di 2023 elections no be better experience. Dem claim say result don dey falsify and mutilate since then, and now di beneficiaries of di wahala dey face di music wey dem self provoke. Na wetin dem dey call ‘reaping what you sow.’ Dem full ground say if dis crisis no end, dem go mobilise Rivers people to rise up join hand to take back their state with peaceful actions.
Dem dey beckon on youths, women, traditional rulers, and religious leaders to come together and no dey follow any of di factions wey don divide dem. Na time to come together be dis, so that dem fit reclaim Rivers State and bring di peace and stability dem dey seek.
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