Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a former national publicity secretary of the now-defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has praised Rivers State women for rejecting Ibok-Ete Ibas, the state’s administrator’s wife. Eze claimed that the action demonstrated that Rivers State is not yet overrun and that there are still individuals who can speak out against injustice. In a daring demonstration at the EUI Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers women staged a walkout on Theresa Ibas, the state’s sole administrator, whom they referred to as unfamiliar.
In a statement in response to the development, Eze claimed that the women’s behavior brought back memories of 1929, when the British were in control of Nigeria and demanded that women begin paying taxes in order to operate their stalls.
“It reminds me of what happened in 1929 when the British were in control of Nigeria,” he continued. The women were informed by the foreigners that in order to operate their stalls, they would need to begin paying taxes.
To protest the tax, the women organized a traditional demonstration that included chanting and dancing.
“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.
“The President ought to have taken drastic measures to restore order in states like Edo, Benue, Zamfara, Plateau, Borno, etc. if he had even the slightest bit of sincerity,” he stated.
“They want to gather and divide the more than ₦250 billion that Governor Sim Fubara left in Government House before calling him to return,” Eze asserted.
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