… Hurl missiles, visiting Northern governors unperturbed
The Governors of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwakwanso; Niger State,
Alhaji Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu; Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; and Adamawa
State, Murtala Nyako;, flew into Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning to
show solidarity to the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF).
Over 5,000 supporters of Wike, under the aegis of the Grassroots
Development Initiative (GDI), moved to the airport as early as 7 am, to
express displeasure on the visit by the northern governors and were
confronted by Amaechi’s supporters at the parking lot of the airport,
with missiles flying and people scampering to safety.
A prominent Nigerian, who witnessed the incident at the airport, but
would not want his name in print, said the clash was uncalled for,
stressing that it heightened tension in the area, leading to confusion
and passengers had to either hide or run for their lives, to avoid
sustaining injuries.
Men of the Rivers State Police Command and operatives of the State
Security Service (SSS) were on hand to prevent the breakdown of law and
order.
The Secretary-General of the GDI, Samuel Nwanosike, who is also the
Rivers Publicity Secretary of the PDP, in a telephone interview, said it
was a “peaceful” protest, with Wike supporters “singing and dancing,”
to show that they were not happy with the visit of the governors from
the North.
As at press time, the four governors were still meeting with their
host (Amaechi) at the Government House, Port Harcourt, with reporters
patiently waiting for the outcome.
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