For the second time in three months, ladies from the Ipo Group in Rivers State on Tuesday blocked the doorway of the Port Harcourt Worldwide Airport, protesting the dearth of energy provide and different facilities within the space.
The ladies stated regardless of being the host group to the Airport for many years, they aren’t getting commensurate advantages together with meals and faculties.
The ladies who stormed the primary entrance of the Airport in Omagwa at about 7 am on Tuesday displayed a number of inscriptions singing of their native dialect and dancing.
Among the writing on the placards learn, “We deserve higher remedy as host group, “We demand our residents’ rights”, “We wish electrical energy in our group”, “Ipo ladies peaceable protest”, amongst others.
The protesters triggered visitors snarl as passengers couldn’t entry the airport, whereas a number of passengers travelling alongside the route had been stranded.
One of many ladies recognized as Orinda stated, “In March this yr we got here right here to protest over lack of energy provide and different primary facilities. They promised to look into the matter.
“However until now nothing has been dome. That’s the reason we’re right here. You may see our pots. We are going to keep right here and cook dinner till they reply us.
PUNCH On-line reviews that in March 2024, when an analogous protest was held, it took the intervention of the previous Chairman of Rivers Conventional Rulers Council, Sergeant Awuse, to calm the protesters and vacate the premises.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, stated she was but to obtain any report of the protest.
Iringe-Koko, nonetheless, promised to search out out and get again to our correspondent however was but to take action as of the time of submitting this report on Tuesday afternoon
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