Rivers crisis: Fubara told to challenge Tinubu’s suspension, fight Wike, reason emerges

• Ex-presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande, has urged Rivers authorities governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to situation his suspension, alternatively than relying connected his party’s governors
• Akande emphasised that President Tinubu himself would person approached the Supreme Court if helium had been suspended arsenic Lagos authorities governor, during Olusegun Obasanjo's administration
• He criticised Fubara for lacking the courageousness to contention what helium described arsenic an amerciable and unconstitutional action

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Former statesmanlike spokesperson Laolu Akande has said that Siminalayi Fubara should beryllium the archetypal to situation his suspension arsenic River authorities governor by President Bola Tinubu.

Rivers politician Fubara was suspended by President Tinubu pursuing governmental situation successful the state. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Sir Siminalayi Fubara
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Legit.ng recalls that President Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers authorities and besides suspended Governor Sim Fubara, his lawman Ngozi Odu, and each members of the Rivers State House of Assembly implicit the governmental situation and instability successful the oil-rich south-south state.

His determination was backed by the National Assembly successful a arguable dependable ballot that has been heavy faulted.

Reacting, Akande said Tinubu would person swiftly approached the Supreme Court if a president had suspended him erstwhile helium was Lagos state politician betwixt May 1999 to May 2007.

Tinubu, who was successful the absorption whilst arsenic Lagos governor, was recorded to person challenged the seizure of section authorities funds by the then-President Olusegun Obasanjo government.

Akande urges Fubara to situation suspension

Former statesmanlike adjutant Akande urges Fubara to situation suspension, gives reason. Photo credit: Sir Siminalayi Fubara, @akandeoj
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Legit.ng reported that 12 PDP governors have condemned the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara by President Bola Tinubu.

President Tinubu suspended the governor, his deputy, and the state's legislature implicit their nonaccomplishment to instrumentality the Supreme Court judgement connected the situation rocking the authorities and information report.

The PDP governors described Tinubu's broadcast arsenic a grievous mistake and a menace to the absorption successful Nigeria, decrying the president's soundlessness connected FCT curate Nyesom Wike's relation successful the Rivers crisis.

Reacting, the erstwhile statesmanlike adjutant Akande noted that Fubara should not person waited for 7 governors of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to institute a suit earlier the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenging his six-month suspension.

Akande lamented that Fubara lacked courage, adding that it is amerciable for an elected president to suspend an elected politician of a authorities successful the mode it was done.

He insisted that an elected president does not person the authorization to suspend an elected governor.

Akande said:

“It’s a bully determination what the governors of the PDP person done. They astir apt would beryllium capable to prevention the day. But I’m amazed that Governor Fubara himself is sitting down. If idiosyncratic did this to Bola Ahmed Tinubu erstwhile helium was politician of Lagos, bash you cognize what helium would beryllium doing?“He (Fubara) should beryllium the archetypal to spell to court; helium is inactive the governor, helium inactive has a status; he’s not been removed. He couldn’t beryllium removed that way. There is simply a questionable suspension.”

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• Breaking: “National Assembly leaders are corrupt,” Atiku speaks connected support of Rivers exigency rule
• Rivers exigency rule: “What Wike stands to payment from Tinubu’s declaration,” Top expert speaks

Rivers sole head suspends SSG, different appointees

Meanwhile, Legit.ng antecedently reported that connected Wednesday, March 26, Rivers' sole administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, suspended each governmental appointees and bureau holders successful the authorities with contiguous effect.

In a connection connected Wednesday, the Chief of Staff to the head said the determination was made nether the powers granted to Ibas by President Bola Tinubu.

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Source: Legit.ng