Protesters who took to the streets of Rivers state on Thursday as part of the #EndBadGovernance demonstration have rejected Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s offer to provide them with money to buy items for consumption.
He had offered the group some stipend to buy bread and ‘pure water’, pending when government will combat hardship and hunger in the state.
The residents of Port Hacourt, on August defied the morning rain and flooded the streets to demand an end to the hardship being experienced in the country. They marched from Pleasure Park, located along Aba Road, to the Government House.
The governor, who showed up to address the protesters, said; “Our youths, I know that you are angry; I agree with you that there is hunger. We agree but because we preach good governance, hunger will disappear very soon. Please, like I said, we are going to support you.
“I am not against your protest, but we will not support any violent protest. We will not support anything that will destroy our state.
“We will not join force with the enemy of progress. I will support you, I will support you. Before you leave here, I will give you small thing, at least, to help you buy ‘pure water’ and bread.”
Responding immediately, the protesters refused to accept the money and told Fubara that they were not protesting for stipends but good governance and better standard of living.
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