Nearly four months into the Emergency rule in Rivers State, some residents of Port Harcourt are expressing dissatisfaction with the administration of the state’s Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, accusing him of neglecting critical issues affecting the people.
Residents who spoke with our reporter, Joshua Ayah, cited numerous concerns including mounting piles of refuse on major roads, increased sea pirate attacks, the Air Force invasion of Bunu Tai, and a recent suspected herdsmen attack in Ueken community, Tai Local Government Area.
According to the residents, retired Vice Admiral Ibas appears more focused on managing state revenue than addressing pressing issues of governance and public welfare.
Meanwhile, a former chairman of the MOSOP Transitional Ruling Council, Keeper Gbaranor, has called on the state government to enforce existing laws banning open cattle grazing, particularly on major roads. Gbaranor, who is also a lecturer at the Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, believes stricter enforcement will reduce the growing number of farmer-herder clashes.
He also criticized certain community leaders whom he accused of selling communal land to herders, thereby contributing to the ongoing tensions.
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