Rivers crisis: Fresh twist as Reps counters Tinubu on who the sole administrator should report to

• The House of Representatives rejected President Tinubu’s directive for Rivers State’s Sole Administrator to study to the Federal Executive Council (FEC), citing law provisions
• Lawmakers invoked Section 11(4) of the Constitution, amending the proclamation to guarantee that the Sole Administrator reports straight to the National Assembly
• The House pushed for a flexible exigency play and projected a mediation panel, including cardinal nationalist figures, to assistance resoluteness the Rivers situation swiftly

FCT, Abuja – The House of Representatives has rejected a cardinal facet of President Bola Tinubu’s exigency proclamation connected Rivers State, opposing the directive that the state’s Sole Administrator should study to the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

The lawmakers invoked Section 11(4) of the Constitution, which stipulates that erstwhile a authorities legislature is incapable to function, the National Assembly assumes its legislative responsibilities.

Rivers Crisis: Drama As Reps Members Oppose Tinubu On Who the Sole Administrator Should Report To
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They faulted the facet of President Bola Tinubu’s exigency proclamation, which had stated that the sole head would study to the FEC.

Legislative amendment to exigency proclamation

Etanabene Benedict, representing Okpe/Sapele/Ovwie Federal Constituency of Delta State, projected an amendment, emphasizing that the Constitution mandates the National Assembly—not the FEC—to instrumentality complaint of legislative functions erstwhile a State House of Assembly is incapable to execute its duties.

“The Constitution is wide connected this matter. The National Assembly is the due assemblage to oversee legislative responsibilities successful Rivers State during this period, not the Federal Executive Council,” Etanabene stated.

Following this argument, the House unanimously approved the amendment, thereby mandating the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, to study straight to the National Assembly alternatively of the FEC arsenic initially proclaimed by the president.

Reps advocator for flexible exigency play and mediation panel

Before approving the proclamation, lawmakers pushed for a flexible reappraisal mechanics alternatively than a fixed six-month suspension of antiauthoritarian governance successful the authorities arsenic initially projected by the president.

Deputy Minority Whip of the House, Ali Isah (Gombe, PDP), projected an amendment requesting that the six-month suspension should not beryllium absolute, allowing the authorities of exigency to beryllium lifted earlier if bid is restored.

“I believe, with beardown commitment, the substance successful Rivers tin beryllium resolved wrong the shortest play of time. If the president and each stakeholders are committed, we don’t request to hold for six months. The situation could beryllium resolved adjacent wrong a fewer weeks,” Isah argued.

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Rivers Crisis: Drama As Reps Members Oppose Tinubu On Who the Sole Administrator Should Report To
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The House besides introduced further amendments, recommending the enactment of a mediation committee comprising members of the National Assembly and notable figures specified arsenic erstwhile Head of State Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar and renowned cleric Bishop Hassan Kukah.

This committee would beryllium tasked with facilitating dialog among the warring parties to execute an amicable solution during the play of exigency rule.

With these modifications, the House of Representatives has signaled its committedness to ensuring that the law model is upheld portion moving toward a swift solution of the situation successful Rivers State.

Fubara's suspension: 12 governors to situation Tinubu successful tribunal

Seyi Makinde, the politician of Oyo state, has said that the 12 governors elected nether the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would beryllium challenging the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers authorities by President Bola Tinubu.

Governor Makinde made this known successful his monthly newsletter connected March 19, adding that helium and his colleagues connected the level of the PDP would not beryllium backmost and "watch the ideology we built for astir 3 decades beryllium trampled upon."

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