Nollywood actress and member of the Labour Party, Hilda Dokubo has condemned the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.
Dokubo also described the suspension of the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara and all lawmakers of the state by the president as unfair and an attack on the people of the state.
She said activities in the state have been crippled with the presence of military operatives and their vans across Rivers State.
Speaking in a video shared by News Central, Dokubo who led some women in protest of the recent happenings in the state said, “I will say it over and over again, what is going on in Rivers State is not Siminalayi Fubara, it is a combat for the economic soul of Rivers State.”
“Somebody wants to grab the economic soul of Rivers State. For 24 years, they kept milking us, that was how our money was flying all over our heads. It is here today, it is there tomorrow, with all kinds of foolishness,” she said.
She stated that Rivers State has been peaceful with residents, especially civil servants, enjoying the dividends of good governance since Fubara assumed office.
Her words, “This is the first time that civil servants were paid the 13th month, every Christmas for two years, civil servants have been paid.
“Civil servants have been paid all their salaries, for the first time, the roads connecting the riverine communities – it has never happened. They lied to us that our terrain was too bad, now we know our terrain is not bad.
“He (Fubara) told us that we can have an election here and it can be any way but no war, no bloodshed, no gunshotting and it happened here.
“Today you have told everybody to go, he said yes,” Dokubo said.
Further speaking, Dokubo said Fubara has complied with all the directives of the Supreme Court in its recent ruling but efforts from unseen forces have continued to cause trouble in the state.
She also blamed lawmakers of the House of Assembly for sabotaging the interest of the people of Rivers State for their gains.
