Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and the governors of
Jigawa, Kano, Niger and Adamawa earlier yesterday morning were held hostage
in the airport by protestors allegedly loyal to Goodluck Jonathan
blocked off the airport.
Amaechi had earlier arrived in a different flight from the Nation’s
capital Abuja around 9a.m could not move out of the VIP lounge of the
airport till the four other governors arrived as he was worried that his
convey might be targeted by the crowd.
Eyewitnesses say that the
protesters came to the airport as early as 7am and by 8 the crowd was
already double its earlier size and had almost taken over the airport
with the police giving them protection.
Aides to the governor said
they are worried that a bloody confrontation could arise should the
governors leave the airport as several of the protesters appear armed.
Opposition
parties earlier revealed that Mr. Jonathan wants to foment a violent
confrontation between supporters of the governor, and those opposed to
him so as to give room to declare a state of emergency in the state,
Last
week, five lawmakers led by an Evans Bipi, who is a close relative of
Mr. Jonathan’s wife tried unsuccessfully to hijack the leadership of the
Rivers State House of Assembly.
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