Breaking: Tinubu takes fresh action at Supreme Court as PDP govs fight Fubara's suspension

President Bola Tinubu has told the Supreme Court to footwear retired the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors demanding the reversal of his declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers and the suspension of each elected officials successful the oil-rich state.

Legit.ng recalled that President Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers and subsequently announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and each lawmakers successful the state.

Bola Tinubu asks Supreme Court to disregard entreaty filed by PDP governors against Siminalayi Fubara's suspension Photo Credit: @officialABAT, @SimFubaraKSC
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The president subsequently announced the assignment of Ibok-Ete Ibas arsenic the sole head to negociate the affairs of the state. Following the suspension of the governor, the 11 governors of the PDP challenged the determination astatine the apex court.

The PDP governors included Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Bauchi's Bala Mohammed, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, and Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State. Others are Peter Mbah of Enugu, Osun state's Ademola Adeleke, Oyo of Seyi Makinde, Caleb Mutfwang of Pateau, Agbu Kefas of Taraba and Governor Dauda of Zamfara.

Like Fubara, each the governors who filed the suit are PDP members, adjacent though Governor Oborevwori had precocious dumped the enactment for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The APC is the enactment of the president. Among the governors, Governor Eno of Akwa Ibom has besides declared enactment for President Tinubu's second-term ambition, starring to the rumour of his intended program to dump the PDP and articulation the APC.

However, it was not yet wide if the realignment of the 2 governors would power their withdrawal from the suit against the authorities of exigency declaration by Tinubu. The defection of the politician has been described arsenic 1 of the champion governmental moves successful the 2 years of President Tinubu successful office.

Meanwhile, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been rumoured to beryllium making the governmental determination to dump the PDP and articulation the APC. It was reported that the embattled politician met with the president successful London and that Tinubu had facilitated caller negotiations betwixt him and his estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike.

Source: Legit.ng