Protest: Port Harcourt youths sing old national anthem 

Port Harcourt youth have been seen singing the old national anthem during the ongoing #endbadgovernance nationwide protest, instead of the new one sign into law by the president.

The now circulating video showed the protesters singing the old national anthem, claiming they are hungry, and the reason for all this is bad governance. “Everyone in Nigeria is in support of what we are doing, and we say no to bad government” they said.

Meanwhile, speaking in respect of the protest, River State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, said that protesters are enemies of the state, and will do everything possible to destabilise the state.

Governor Fubara said, “You are already aware of the political situation of our State where people are looking for every avenue to destabilise this state. We don’t need to give them that opportunity to carry out that act.

“And that is the reason why I, representing the government, and the service commanders, have always been in touch with you all, pleading that we should shelve this protest, and even if you have to do it, we should do it in a way and manner that it will not get out of control.

“I have information that you don’t have. I am aware of the people who are being hired to come into this state to cause mayhem. If anything happens here, we are going to be the greatest losers.

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“Our property will be destroyed. Our economy will be destroyed. And when they finish, they will go back to their states.”

He said further, “Look at what has happened in Kenya. It will take them another 20 years to rebuild those things that are being destroyed.

“In Rivers State, we are not that financially buoyant to now start retrogressing where we have already passed. Instead of maintaining and increasing what we have, we will be thinking of rebuilding, if destroyed. Let us not allow it to happen.”