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Video: Tension As Kalabari Women Protest, Insist Wike Won’t Access Abalama

ByOlamilekan Adigun

PublishedMarch 15, 2025

Hundreds of women from Kalabari extraction in Rivers State on Saturday, barricaded the road leading into their community, insisting that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, would not access their area for the Civic Reception organised in his honour.

Adorned in black attire with white lace strapped around their heads, the women stormed the area as early as 7 am to commence the protest.

It would be recalled that the NEW Associates had planned to host the Minister to a Grand Reception on Saturday, March 15 in Abalama community, Asari-Toru Local Government Area.

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Kalabari Women have blocked the road to prevent Nyesom Wike from entering their land, as Pro Wike supporters plan to host Wike after he insulted the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality on live TV days ago. pic.twitter.com/TuR9hQvZ3h

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But the King of Abalama Kingdom, the area where the event is planned to take place, His Royal Highness, King Big Tom-Tom, had urged the associates of the Minister to cancel the event, adding that the community would not accept any political gathering at the moment.

However, it was gathered that the organisers of the event continued the preparation for the event, insisting that the event must be held as planned.

But women of different age brackets took to the road, demanding that the event must not be held in Kalabari.

The protesting women said they would not allow Wike to enter their community over his comment that the Kalabari were a minority in the state.

Olamilekan Adigun

Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.