A rally meant to persuade the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan over the lingering Rivers State crisis was weekend prevented by the Nigerian Police in Abuja.

The protest, which had the support of General Muhammadu Buhari, Tunji Braithwaite, Ben Nwabueze, SAN, Mike Ozekhome, among others, was planned by over 49 groups of eminent Nigerians who fused under an umbrella known as United Nigerians Group, UNG.

The grouse of the group against President Jonathan hinges on the current state of the nation which, according to it, was affected by insecurity.

Amongst other reasons advanced for the protest was also the lingering Rivers State political crisis which the group fingered President Jonathan to be the mastermind.

It further accused the President of lacking the political strength to curtail the insecurity in the country.

Co-Convener of the Mass Protest, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, who spoke to Vanguard condemned the action of the Police which stopped the rally last week.

He said: “The protest was supposed to commence Wednesday last week. But all of a sudden, on Tuesday, we got a letter from Force Headquarters, by the IG restraining us from holding any peaceful protest or rally and what we did to prove that we are law-abiding citizens was to formally write to the Police that we intend to hold a peaceful rally and we are marching down from Berger Round-About to the National Assembly, telling them that we need their protection.

“We are not asking them for permission because we knew that under the constitution, there is a law backing us to hold peaceful protest as free citizens of the country. The next thing we saw was a letter that we are being restrained from organising any rally. It has been banned. To us, we felt it was an abuse of our right.”

Yerima who is also the National President of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, however, stated that the stoppage was a blessing to them as the group was strategizing and recording an influx of more Nigerians who have invested interest in the rally.

“We are protesting because there are reasons that the present government is long overdue for impeachment. Let me cite a common one. Rivers crisis is enough to impeachment the President. We can state more than 10 reasons but that of Rivers State is worth it and we will ensure that justice is done because we can’t afford to fold our arms and watch some class of people who never fought for democracy to destroy the democracy we made sacrifice for only because they are privilege to be in power.”

Reminded that the Presidency had consistently denied any involvement in the crisis, Yerima said such was already expected.

He said: “Of course, you don’t expect them to admit that they are part of it. They will always claim that they are not part of it. With insecurity, with the kind of casualty situation we are getting, it clearly demonstrates that this President lacks the strength to handle the affairs of the country and to that extent we are saying that Nigerians must rise up and save this country so that it will not be destroyed.

He added that: “We have over 49 organisations that came together and formed this movement as a coalition. We have other resource people that we reaching out to. Already, we are in touch with ASUU. We are moving ahead to meet with people like Buhari, Balarabe Musa, Tunji Braithwaite, Mike Ozekhome, Ben Nwabueze, so many of them. Hopefully, they will be at the rally because, they have shown interest”.

The protest, which had the support of General
Muhammadu Buhari, Tunji Braithwaite, Ben
Nwabueze, SAN, Mike Ozekhome, among
others,
was planned by over 49 groups of eminent
Nigerians who fused under an umbrella
known as
United Nigerians Group, UNG.
The grouse of the group against President
Jonathan

berem: My Amiable General on a peaceful protest? Isn't it so Amazing? Am sure his presence in the intended rally must have made jonaboy pee on his boxers that is if he wears boxers. ha-ha!!

The fear of Buhari.......

emmysenior:

Has it really come to that? Haba! He's still mr President na... Let's be civil pls.

enyice: Attention seekers!

Kamanda: Jonathan should be impeached and prosecuted for all his crimes including-

Malabu Scam

Fuel Subsidy Fraud

Independence Day Bombing and other such bombings

Funding the political Boko Haram

Genocide in Northern Nigeria(Hague Tins)

Looting Bayelsa state

PEJ Money Laundary cover up.

Assasination of General Azazi

Rivers state crisis

Etc. Etc. Etc

Kamanda: Jonathan should be impeached and prosecuted for all his crimes including-

Malabu Scam

Fuel Subsidy Fraud

Independence Day Bombing and other such bombings

Funding the political Boko Haram

Genocide in Northern Nigeria(Hague Tins)

Looting Bayelsa state

PEJ Money Laundary cover up.

Assasination of General Azazi

Rivers state crisis

Etc. Etc. Etc

Dospix: ABUJA—A rally meant to persuade the National
Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings
against President Goodluck Jonathan over the
lingering Rivers State crisis was weekend prevented
by the Nigerian Police in Abuja.
The protest, which had the support of General
Muhammadu Buhari, Tunji Braithwaite, Ben
Nwabueze, SAN, Mike Ozekhome, among others,
was planned by over 49 groups of eminent
Nigerians who fused under an umbrella known as
United Nigerians Group, UNG.
The grouse of the group against President Jonathan
hinges on the current state of the nation which,
according to it, was affected by insecurity.
Amongst other reasons advanced for the protest
was also the lingering Rivers State political crisis
which the group fingered President Jonathan to be
the mastermind.
It further accused the President of lacking the
political strength to curtail the insecurity in the
country.
Co-Convener of the Mass Protest, Alhaji Shettima
Yerima, who spoke to Vanguard condemned the
action of the Police which stopped the rally last
week.
He said: “The protest was supposed to commence
Wednesday last week. But all of a sudden, on
Tuesday, we got a letter from Force Headquarters,
by the IG restraining us from holding any peaceful
protest or rally and what we did to prove that we
are law-abiding citizens was to formally write to the
Police that we intend to hold a peaceful rally and
we are marching down from Berger Round-About to
the National Assembly, telling them that we need
their protection.
“We are not asking them for permission because we
knew that under the constitution, there is a law
backing us to hold peaceful protest as free citizens
of the country. The next thing we saw was a letter
that we are being restrained from organising any
rally. It has been banned. To us, we felt it was an
abuse of our right.”
Yerima who is also the National President of Arewa
Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, however, stated
that the stoppage was a blessing to them as the
group was strategizing and recording an influx of
more Nigerians who have invested interest in the
rally.
“We are protesting because there are reasons that
the present government is long overdue for
impeachment. Let me cite a common one. Rivers
crisis is enough to impeachment the President. We
can state more than 10 reasons but that of Rivers
State is worth it and we will ensure that justice is
done because we can’t afford to fold our arms and
watch some class of people who never fought for
democracy to destroy the democracy we made
sacrifice for only because they are privilege to be in
power.”
Reminded that the Presidency had consistently
denied any involvement in the crisis, Yerima said
such was already expected.
He said: “Of course, you don’t expect them to admit
that they are part of it. They will always claim that
they are not part of it. With insecurity, with the kind
of casualty situation we are getting, it clearly
demonstrates that this President lacks the strength
to handle the affairs of the country and to that
extent we are saying that Nigerians must rise up
and save this country so that it will not be
destroyed.
He added that: “We have over 49 organisations that
came together and formed this movement as a
coalition. We have other resource people that we
reaching out to. Already, we are in touch with
ASUU. We are moving ahead to meet with people
like Buhari, Balarabe Musa, Tunji Braithwaite, Mike
Ozekhome, Ben Nwabueze, so many of them.
Hopefully, they will be at the rally because, they
have shown interest”.

Adeniyi A.:
Revolution looms!

Kamanda: Jonathan should be impeached and prosecuted for all his crimes including-

Malabu Scam

Fuel Subsidy Fraud

Independence Day Bombing and other such bombings

Funding the political Boko Haram

Genocide in Northern Nigeria(Hague Tins)

Looting Bayelsa state

PEJ Money Laundary cover up.

Assasination of General Azazi

Rivers state crisis

Etc. Etc. Etc

berem: My Amiable General on a peaceful protest? Isn't it so Amazing? Am sure his presence in the intended rally must have made jonaboy pee on his boxers that is if he wears boxers. ha-ha!!

The fear of Buhari.......

berem: My Amiable General on a peaceful protest? Isn't it so Amazing? Am sure his presence in the intended rally must have made jonaboy pee on his boxers that is if he wears boxers. ha-ha!!

The fear of Buhari.......

karl max: No the police did not stop them they don't have enough supporters. To safe face they are claiming that police stopped them!!.the same police that could not stop the subsidy protest or is it the same police that has not bothered the Very corrupt loud mouthed serial protester dino.I wish they would have tried and succeed so that their supporters would witness the collapse of this country.buhari is just wasting his time the north and their bokoharam tactics has failed now is protest let's wait and see this is not eygpt.

Dospix: You just didn't make sense...i assume you need some paracetamol.

gregg2: Hahahahahaha hahahahahaha
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Shame on Buhari!!!
These BokoHaramists are angry with the way Jonathan is unleashing havoc at their men in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa. They should stop using Rivers state as excuse. I was in Port Harcourt throughout last week and it was as peaceful as ever. People are going about their normal duties. Port Harcourt residents only read about the so-called crisis on pages of newspapers. Why will Yerima and Buhari take panadol for another man's headache? Why won't they remove the log from their own eye before taking out the hair from Rivers people. Shame on all of them!!!! Bunch of loosers!!!!