Rivers Crisis: Tension As Youths, Cult Groups, Militants Threaten Showdown

There is tension in Rivers State as individuals, youths, cult groups and militants across Niger Delta rain threats upon threats of confrontational showdown in Rivers State if Martin Amaewhule and the 26 other lawmakers who are loyal to the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike who were on February 28, 2025 assimilated back into Rivers State House of Assembly throw the judgement delivered by the Apex Court of Nigeria, of any attempt of impeachment process against Governor Siminaleyi Fubara or withholding of allocation or fund due or accruals from the Federation Account.

The groups warn Nyesom Like and his allies including President Bolas Tinubu that if the hostilities against Governor Fubara persists, that no life, property, or oil pipeline would be spared, calling them to make sure that any allocation due for the state must be released without delay otherwise oil pipelines would be blown off as the first lesson to teach the rest of the impending dangers ahead.
Some of the groups includes the Niger Delta Rescue Movement, Ijaw Youths Council, In and others who threatened that any attempt to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara, that oil production would be destabilized in the State. They equally warned that Amaewhule and his group should not use the February, 28, 2025 Supreme Court judgement as an avenue to impeach Fubara.

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The Niger Delta Rescue Movement expresses deep concern over the dismal development in Rivers State that disrupts smooth governance the beloved State under the. Leadership of Sim Siminalayi Fubara, stressing that it has come to their attention that certain individuals being self proclaimed lawmakers issued an unfounded 48 Hours ultimatum for the Governor to represent 2025 State budget, warning that any blatant attempt to destabilize the state, through an assumed coordinated efforts to incite chaos potentially leading to calls for a state of emergency, and even impeachment.
They therefore call on President Bola Tinubu to intervene immediately and put a stop to actions of the FCT Minister Nyesom Woke and his associates who seem intend to drag the state to an avoidable crisis, or drawn into tumolt and warns that if Federal allocation due to Rivers State are not received promptly , we have no choice but to take decisive action to include hitting oil production.
They however, warned that non indigenes to consider their safety and leave the state.

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A youth who calls himself Barici warns that no single individual is an Island who has the political destiny and will of the people in his palms , or whose all time plan is to manipulate the political will of the people of a state as a personal estate. This a mistake that should be corrected.

By Bestman Orji, PH