Bonny Youths take protest to Governor Wike in Government House

…Occupy front of Government House gate, vow not to leave until he addresses them.

BY IBRAHIM BAKARE

Scores of Youths from Bonny Local Government Area are currently occupying Government House gate, off Azikwe road in Port Harcourt, in protest against incessant attacks by sea Pirates leading to deaths of indigenes of Bonny.

Bonny youths have been on peaceful protests inside main  Bonny Island since Tuesday this week over insecurity on Bonny Waterways. They were at Bonny local government Council to mourn the deaths of two youths due to Sea piracy,but left disappointed when Council Chairman and its officials refused to address them after spending the whole day at the gate of the Secretariat.

They are also angry that both the federal and state government have not shown visible concern about their plight since the Protest started.

Bonny which is the host to multibillion dollars Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas,NLNG and other multinational oil companies can only be accessed by water. The contract awarded by the federal government for the Bonny-Bodo road has suffered several setbacks. 

Some of the youths who complained to Journalists this morning in front of Government House gate Port Harcourt, vowed that they will not leave the until Governor Nyesom Wike addresses them on the concrete steps to be taken to ensure adequate security on Bonny waterways.

Some of the protesti Bonny youths sitting in front of Government House gate, Port Harcourt.

One the who simply gave his name as LongJohn Hart said though they are grateful for the Commissioning of Bonny-Bille-Nembe Jetty in Port Harcourt, “What happens to us  and our People along the insecure waterways when we take off from the Jetty to and fro Port Harcourt?”

Our Correspondent observed that the Protesters carried placards of varying # StopkillingofBonny people, “Gov. Wike life biggest Project”. “Secure our Bonny waterways”, “We have lost too many lives”, and others. 

At the time of filing this report, the peaceful Protesters vowed that they said they will not leave till they hear from the Governor.

However, it would be recalled that the in bid to fight insecurity in the state including the waterways, the Governor launched ‘Operation Sting’ about a ago and donated  Gunboats and the over hundred patrol vehicles to security agencies.