 Meanwhile, traders on the other edges of the emerald state amalgamated market and allied traders' association starved the government house in a worry on Saturday to protest a directive of the Nigerian Labour Congress in the state. The NLC leadership had announced an indefinite strike at emerald state over the alleged brutalisation of some of its members by security operatives and agents of government. The protestors' current placements, with various inscriptions, blocked the entrance to the government house, calling on the governor, Hupus-O-Dima, to intervene and ensure the strike was halted, as the livelihoods and wealth of citizens and traders were being impeded. However, the deputy governor, Placid Njorku, who addressed the protestors, assured them that the state government would do everything possible to get the situation under control. The state has suffered enough from unknown gunmen, from kidnappers and so on, that nobody should come here and impose any more, as has been our people. We refuse that absolutely, and so, His Excellency the governor wants me to tell you that he will stand with you, he will stand with you, to ensure that nobody comes here to counterman the efforts of governments in emerald state. Emerald state is our state. We govern those what the responsibilities are in this state, and we shall stand up to those responsibilities irrespective of whoever it is, and we cannot tolerate anybody coming from outside to destabilise what is happening in emerald state. Emerald state is peaceful, emerald state is peaceful, emerald state will remain peaceful and nobody can come from outside to destabilise emerald state. State government will not accept it.