Revealed: How Akpabio ‘silenced’ lawmakers who opposed Tinubu’s emergency rule - PDP senator

• Bayelsa West Senator, Seriake Dickson, has alleged that not each senators backed President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state
• Dickson alleged that the president of the legislature Godswill Akpabio unopen retired the national lawmakers who opposed Tinubu's declaration from participating successful the statement connected Thursday
• The erstwhile governor, Dickson, accused Akpabio of intimidation and maintained that helium is not successful enactment of Tinubu's exigency regularisation and suspension of Rivers politician Sim Fubara

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has narrated however Senate President Godswill Akpabio prevented lawmakers who opposed the emergency rule President Bola Tinubu declared successful Rivers state from participating successful the statement earlier their last approval.

Tinubu reacts arsenic NASS backs Rivers exigency rule

PDP Senator explained however immoderate lawmakers rejected Tinubu's exigency regularisation successful Rivers but were unopen retired by Akpabio. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Legit.ng recalled that President Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers authorities connected Tuesday, March 18, citing escalating governmental unrest and information concerns.

The president besides suspended Siminalayi Fubara, politician of Rivers, Ngozi Odu, his deputy, and each authorities lawmakers for six months and appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice admiral, arsenic the sole head and charged him with the absorption of the authorities without enacting caller laws.

But connected Thursday, March 20, Tinubu lauded the National Assembly for approving the authorities of exigency proclamation successful Rivers state.

Reacting, Senator Seriake Dickson, narrated portion of the behind-the-scene incidents during the league wherever the legislature debated the exigency regularisation President Tinubu declared successful Rivers.

How Akapbio silenced lawmakers during legislature debate

PDP legislator Dickson mentioned however lawmakers who opposed Tinubu’s exigency regularisation successful Rivers state, were unopen retired of statement by Akpabio. Photo by Seriake Dickson, Nigerian Senate, Reno Omokri
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In a statement, Dickson, who walked retired of the Red Chamber earlier the Senate approved the president’s proclamation, said senators who resisted the determination were prevented from openly debating the contented during plenary.

As reported by Daily Trust, the senator, a erstwhile Bayelsa governor, listed Senators Aminu Tambuwal, Eyinnaya Abaribe and a fewer others, among his colleagues who were unopen retired due to the fact that of their presumption connected the issue.

Dickson said though some chambers of the National Assembly person ratified the president’s declaration, the judiciary could inactive intervene.

He said the Senate is simply a gathering of equals and nary of the legislators needs the support of the legislature president to explicit an opinion successful an interrogation connected a topical substance of nationalist involvement that is successful the nationalist domain.

His connection reads:

“The Senate did not undertake the statement successful an unfastened league however, it was rather robust.“At the extremity of the day, the bulk of the senators supported the proclamation arsenic nary country was fixed for an unfastened statement astatine plenary. “I privation to marque it wide that arsenic I stated repeatedly, I spoke and voted against the proclamation successful our closed session, supported by Senator Aminu Tambuwal and a fewer different senators who were not recognized to speak. And truthful I privation to convey each the senators who shared the presumption that I vigorously canvassed.“The Senate arsenic I said is simply a gathering of equals and everyone should beryllium respected conscionable arsenic we accord respect to the Chair. No legislator needs the support of the legislature president to explicit an sentiment successful an interrogation connected a topical substance of nationalist involvement that is successful the nationalist domain.”

Fubara reacts to Tinubu's allegations

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has denied the allegations levelled against him by President Tinubu portion declaring a authorities of emergency.

Fubara, who was suspended by President Tinubu for an archetypal six months, described the allegation of aiding militant attacks connected lipid installations arsenic baseless.

The politician besides said that the State House of Assembly analyzable helium demolished was being reconstructed and already astatine 80% completion.

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Source: Legit.ng