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By Madu Obi
The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders, CONYL, has vowed to mobilize two million Nigerian youths to defend the mandate of the embattled Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara against those bent on removing him from office.
President General of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) and leader of CONYL, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, in a statement on Monday said
the battle to defend Gov Fubara is a battle to defend the country's democracy.
According to him, the plot to impeach Gov Fubara is a coup against democracy, describing as unacceptable
the attack on the governor by policemen and other security agents and the plot to impeach him using the instrumentality of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Ibem in the statement which was also signed by Comrade Iniobong Sampson of the South South Youth Coalition (SSYC) and Comrade Junaid Abubakar
of Arewa Youth Vanguard For Good Governance (AYVGG), called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun to immediately arrest and prosecute the security agents who allegedly attacked Governor Fubara with life bullets, teargas and other dangerous weapons.
The statement read: "We will mobilize two million Nigerian youths in solidarity to Governor Fubara for effective delivery of democracy dividends to the people of Rivers State who freely gave him the mandate.
"The law must take its full course on those erring officers.The attack on Governor Fubara is a confirmation that they were on a mission to assassinate the governor."
"It is very clear to all that the governor has done nothing wrong to warrant an impeachment, but because he has refused to share the commonwealth of the good people of Rivers State to a few, some persons want him impeached. But we the people say a capital 'NO' to their evil plot on our democracy."
"It amounts to a coup against democracy for some persons to contemplate impeaching a governor that has barely stayed for four months in office and who has not committed any impeachable offence whatsoever. This shows that some anti-democratic forces are at work and we warn them to stay clear from Rivers State."
"It is very unfortunate that some security agents and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly will allow themselves to be used by selfish individuals who do not mean well for the state."
"Governor Fubara was elected by the good people of Rivers State to govern them and he should be allowed to do the job freely given to him by the people without any form of interference from any quarters."
"Rivers State is too big for anyone or a few group of persons to think they can just wakeup and order the impeachment of the executive governor elected by the people. Nigerians have overgrown that era and stage."
"We call on Governor Fubara to stand firm and strong to defend the mandate freely given to him by the good people of Rivers State who defied the rain, sun and harsh weather to cast their votes for him during the elections. It is him that the people know and it is him that the people will hold accountable."
"We also call on the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly not to allow themselves to be used by anyone to cause disaffection and uproar in the state".
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