Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and the governors of
Jigawa, Kano, Niger and Adamawa earlier this 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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