A former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New
Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress,
Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has hailed Rivers women for shunning the wife of the
state’s administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas.
Eze commended the women of Rivers State who staged a walkout
against the wife of the sole administrator.
DAILY POST reports that in a bold display at the ongoing women
empowerment programme at the EUI Centre in Port Harcourt, scores of women
staged a walkout on Mrs. Theresa Ibas, the wife of the sole administrator of
the state, whom they described as a stranger to them.
The protest, captured in a now-viral video circulating on
social media platforms, showed the women exiting the venue en masse while
voicing support for the embattled Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
According to Eze, their action proves to the world that
Rivers State is not a conquered state—that the state still has people who can
stand against injustice.
“The walkout has nothing to do with either Senator Tinubu,
the First Lady, but is a demonstration against the wickedness being meted out
to Rivers State and her people,” Eze noted.
He added, “What these great women did reminds me of the
events of 1929 when the British were in charge of Nigeria. The foreigners told
the women they would have to start paying a tax to run their stalls.
“The women staged a traditional protest involving dancing
and chanting to fight against the tax being imposed.
“Their protest was successful, and they did not have to pay
the tax. I am very convinced that with what these women have done, Governor Sim
Fubara will soon be restored to his office without further hesitation.”
Eze maintained that the whole idea of emergency rule and,
particularly, the suspension of the governor is targeted at the common
patrimony of the Rivers people.
The APC chieftain noted,
“Clearly, the whole gimmick is a power play aimed at
currying undue political advantage ahead of 2027, with the common patrimony of
Rivers people at risk.”
He said it has become glaringly clear to doubters that
President Tinubu never suspended the governor due to insecurity, as claimed,
but to capture the politics of Rivers State and seize the common patrimony of
the people.
“If the President had an atom of sincerity, he should have
taken drastic measures to restore order in states like Edo, Benue, Zamfara,
Plateau, Borno, etc.,” he said.
Eze claimed, “They heard Governor Sim Fubara left over ₦250
billion in Government House, and they want to collect and share it among
themselves before calling him to come back.”
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