Following the violence
that marred last week
re-run election in Rivers
State, President
Muhammadu Buhari has
been urged by three
groups under the aegis
of Arewa Youth
Alliance, AYA,
Concerned Human
Rights, CHR, and Vote
for Service Initiative,
VSI, not to declare a
state of emergency in
the state.

In a statement signed
by AYA’s Presidents,
Comrade Abubakar
Kudu; VSI’s President,
Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori;
and CHR’s Coordinator,
Comrade Declan
Ihiekiare, they appealed
to the President not to
succumb to those
calling for a state of
emergence in Rivers.

The groups observed
that during the election,
regions in Rivers State
were highly militarized
with several illegal arms
in the possession of
several unemployed
youths, who constitute
about 60 per cent of
the population.

“We, however, call for
caution and
circumspection in this
regard, as this issue is
not as simple as that.

We urge Mr. President
not succumb to such
self-serving calls for the
declaration of a state
of emergency in that
state. Doing so will be
an open invitation for
the return of militancy.

And the President as
the father of the nation
should not be partisan
on this issue,” they
said.

Noting that security
situation in the state
will not improve if a
state of emergency
was declared, the
groups stressed that
the only thing that
would change was the
dismantling of the
political structures
“Politically, it would be
suicidal for the present
government to embark
on such a move while
the nation is still
battling with the Boko
Haram insurgency.

“We don’t know how
the government would
justify such a move
while over 500 Agatu
people in Benue State
have been massacred
without any state of
emergency being
declared.”
Source:-https://uzopedia./2016/03/26/dont-declare-state-of-emergency-in-rivers-arewa-youths-beg-buhari/

The fear of Rivers is the beginning of Wisdom ..
I keep telling this People shouting change that Rivers is PDP and PDP is rivers . even Buhari and his state of emergency cannot alter it

He should try it.... that's when he will know that SS people are not Biafrans...being the dullard from Daura