The former governor Rivers State defenders , and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, staged a protest today in Port Harcourt, calling on the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, to comply with a recent High Court judgment regarding the ongoing local government elections

The protest, which drew a large crowd, was organized in response to what Wike’s defenders described as irregularities in the electoral process.

The demonstrators, carrying posts with messages like “Obey Court Order” and “No Justice, No Election,” expressed discouragement over the conduct of the elections and demanded that RSIEC halt the polls and abide by the court’s ruling.

A recent judgment by the Rivers State High Court had reportedly ordered the postponement of the elections, following legal challenges to the process.

The court found procedural limitation in the organization and scheduling of the elections, prompting Wike’s camp to call for a postponement. However, RSIEC went ahead with the elections without being affected by the ruling, leading to protests from Wike’s loyalists.

The local government election crisis is between the camps of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike. They has been sealed in a fight over the control of the political structure in the state.

While the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic, PDP, is in support, and wants its members to take part in the election, its Rivers State chapter, which is loyal to Wike, urged citizen and party members to keep away from the exercise.

They are the ones protesting today. The Police, citing court orders, have said they would not provide security services in Rivers and urged other security agencies to do the same.

VANGUARD