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The Rivers Elders and Leaders Council (RELEC) Chairman Chief Albert Horsfall and Secretary Lawrence Ibiayenie, yesterday warned that Port Harcourt should not be turned to a battle ground by pro-Biafran agitators.

The elders described the protests by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as uncalled for. Rivers people are not Biafrans, they insisted.

According to them, it is wrong to transport Igbo youths in trailers and buses from the five states in the Southeast zone, to protest in Port Harcourt, thereby halting commercial activities, destroy property and cause untold hardship for motorists, commuters and pedestrians.

RELEC said: “The attempt by these elements (IPOB members) to focus on Port Harcourt for their political rascality is totally unacceptable and is hereby condemned by Rivers Elders and Leaders Council. The action so far taken by the Biafran protesters in Port Harcourt is highly provocative to all genuine sons and daughters of Rivers State, who have so far restrained themselves from confronting the demonstrators in Port Harcourt.

“The choice of Port Harcourt (for IPOB’s protests) may be a deliberate ploy to make the Rivers State capital the battle ground for any fracas that may follow their rascality. We reject these moves in its entirety and hereby repeat our warning that they (Biafran protesters) must desist forthwith.



“Rivers State people are not Biafrans and had never been and will never be. The RELEC wishes to call on all elders and leaders of the states from which these youths have been pouring into Port Harcourt, for this unwelcome and unwholesome political rascality, to call their youths to order and forbid them from forever staging further demonstrations and protests in Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State.

“RELEC wishes to observe the good neighbourly relationship which has always existed between Rivers people and their neighbours. We wish that the cordial and mutually beneficial relationship should continue to exist. Persons responsible for the pro-Biafra protests must immediately halt the unfriendly activities forthwith.”

Rivers elders and leaders also stated that they “strongly” supported Wike’s ban of protests in Rivers state, which they said would go a long way to promote peace, thereby moving the state forward.

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike in a broadcast on Wednesday banned further protests by IPOB members and demonstrations by other groups.

The Rivers Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, also noted that his command would not allow lawlessness or breakdown of law and order.

Senate minority leader Senator Godswill Akpabio also condemned the Biafran agitators.

Speaking at the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conference in Abuja, Akpabio, a former Akwa Ibom State governor, called on the Federal Government and the states where the militias are protesting to stop the spread of the agitation.

“The Biafra agitators must be told that those who witnessed the Nigerian civil war will never wish to experience another war in their entire lifetime.

“If you don’t like the government of the day, you must wait for another election to vote them out”, Akpabio said.

The first of many rejections by Rivers indigenes of Biafra. Their sponsors will soon be exposed because this agitation is doomed to fail.

ha ha ha

i hope Buhari gives them resource control soon.

Good of them.

E warriors won't like this.





Biafra, rejection is our watchword.

Very good.

It's a bit encouraging that I haven't seen any Igbo Rivers group or non-governmental Igbo leader from Rivers or otherwise condemn these peaceful protesters, yet. Until an Igbo community in Rivers condemns these protesters, or outrightly rejects a 'Biafra', all other messages are irrelevant.

NB: "Port Harcourt" is Igboland, Igbo people do not confine themselves to that fabrication called 'south east' and 'south south'.

“Rivers State people are not Biafrans and had never been and will never be"- RELEC
IPOB boys be well guided!

“If you don’t like the government of the day, you must wait for another election to vote them out”, Akpabio
This Akpabio sef carry sense!

Show me an IPOB protesters in the street and I'll show you TANOID supporters before the election.
Show me the biafra agitators on nairaland and I'll show you those who were busy before the election typing GEJ till 2019 on nairaland.
Meanwhile, it is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.

Ah no tell you!!! "LAND GRABBERS"

CC : TonyeBarcanista, Truckpusher, .Yebois U are on ur own ooooo.

The Rivers elders have spoken, l hope kids would listen!

Aufbauh:
“Rivers State people are not Biafrans and had never been and will never be"- RELEC

“If you don’t like the government of the day, you must wait for another election to vote them out”, Akpabio

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Who made these people elders?

I can recall that the first city that started this protest was PH last month.The first PH protest was done by Rivers IPOB no outside help.

It was due to heavy clampdown by security agencies in Rivers not to stage another protest that Rivers IPOB had to call in members from neighbouring states for assistance.

These must be Rivers APC elders,because many rivers indigenes are in detention because of this protest while these socalled elders are here talking rubbish.

If all the people in this pic are from other state,then where are the Rivers indigenes in the streets of Port Hartcourt?

Thank God you said elders


Who has future to live .? Youths or Elders

The real owners of Rivers has spoken I hope the Biafrans has taken note.

Nnamdi Kanu the thief wont like this.
All Biafrans please stop disturbing the Peace of Rivers people, what's not yours can never be yours.

EternalTruths:
Thank God you said elders


Who has future to live .? Youths or Elders

Continue deceiving yourselves, at least this is not coming from those nairalanders you lot love to hate for speaking the truth in it's pure undiluted form.



Winston S. Churchill — 'The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.'

Ch.eck their names, they are ijaws, they dnt speak 4 igbos in rivers.

Truckpusher:
Continue deceiving yourselves, at least this is not coming from those nairalanders you lot love to hate for speaking the truth in it's pure undiluted form.



Winston S. Churchill — 'The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.'

Enahi:
The real owners of Rivers has spoken I hope the Biafrans has taken note.
Nnamdi Kanu the thief wont like this.
All Biafrans please stop disturbing the Peace of Rivers people, what's not yours can never be yours.

So those who protested in PH are spirits


Keep deceiving yourself on NairaLand thinking that your people are blinded by hate and ignorance like you.



@ Enahi check those names again and trace their ethnic nation.

Enahi:
The real owners of Rivers has spoken I hope the Biafrans has taken note.

Nnamdi Kanu the thief wont like this.
All Biafrans please stop disturbing the Peace of Rivers people, what's not yours can never be yours.

They should continue until we have no choice than to make state policies that would constantly remind them of their place in that state and where their rights starts and ends.


''An average Igbo man will always mistaken your simplicity for stupidity and humility for cowardice, until it is too late to retrace his steps''

The Yoruba elders are in trouble again trust this IBOB BOY.

According to them, it is wrong to transport Igbo youths in trailers and
buses from the five states in the
Southeast zone, to protest in Port
Harcourt, thereby halting commercial activities, destroy property and cause untold hardship for motorists, commuters and pedestrians.

That man must be a Yelloowbar man or a Hausa/Fulani slave.

Efeanyi Uba, call your TAN aka IPOD thugs to order. They are giving Igbos a bad name.

EternalTruths:



So those who protested in PH are spirits


Keep deceiving yourself on NairaLand thinking that your people are blinded by hate and ignorance like you.



@ Enahi check those names again and trace their ethnic nation.

If ignorance has a face - You are ignorance, personified.

ezeagu:


NB: "Port Harcourt" is Igboland, Igbo people do not confine themselves to that fabrication called 'south east' and 'south south'.

Oga this matter no be by force na, or you think seh na luxurious bus attachment dem the take enter another man's land.....

Aufbauh:


Oga this matter no be by force na, or think seh na luxurious bus attachment.....

Ayaf died.

Who are these stewpid and cowardly elders, we etche people are for biafra, we are not going to wait for the oil to finish. Oil is nigeria and one nigeria is oil. The day the oil will finish is the day hausafulani and yoruba will kick us out of nigeria.
What will we tell our children.

As an etche man, i am for biafra, one nigeria is only for our oil. The day the oil will finish is the day hausafulani and yoruba will kick us out. What will we tell our children. Stewpid elders without brain.

vanunu:
Who are these stewpid and cowardly elders, we etche people are for biafra, we are not going to wait for the oil to finish. Oil is nigeria and one nigeria is oil. The day the oil will finish is the day hausafulani and yoruba will kick us out of nigeria.
What will we tell our children.

What part of Etche are you from?

All these APC sponsored emergency groups, RELEC, NCIC, UBID etc. Igweocha remains gallant regardless.