Rivers State women have again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to lift the emergency rule he imposed over the State and reinstate the Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara democratically elected government.

The women under the banner of Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group, said the burden of the emergency rule is stifling the progress of Rivers, taking severe toll on the women, youths and children as the State\'s economy suffers steady slide towards comatose.

In a statement jointly signed by Dr. Vivian Ige-Elenwo, Chikodi Okpara and read by Prof. Roseline Konya, the women noted, \"The continuation of the state of emergency in Rivers is taking great toll on the women, the youths and the children as the economy is sliding down and gradually becoming comatose.\"

We are therefore looking up to the President, who we are solidly behind, to rescue Rivers Women by lifting this burden of state of emergency from our dear State and to restore our democratic institutions.

\"We assure Mr. President to continue standing by him, as part of our appreciation to his acceding to our fervent cry for the lifting of the emergency rule and the restoring of our duly elected governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.

\"Rivers Women, are also calling for genuine reconciliation amongst the parties and ask the major actors to put Rivers State first in all their dealings and to put aside every grievance so as to pave the way for love and absolute peace to thrive. 

The women emphasised that, \"It is obvious our State is the major loser of the emergency rule as many development actions are on suspension, our people languishing in anxiety in aftermath. Let us all rise above self and be patriotic to salvage our State from this abyss. 

Their statement further pointed out “That is why we are appealing to Mr. President to save the economy of our dear State and urgently lift this emergency rule to provide for a seamless return of progressive development.”

The group sympathized with, \"families who lost loved ones in the recent killing attacks in Plateau, Benue and even Gombe and called for more security measures to confront the dire situation and restore normalcy in those troubled areas of our dear nation. 

They noted, “Our earnest call is based on the fact that what affects the eyes, also affect the nose. We need sustainable peace and development in our country and pray for a better Nigeria.”