Rivers emergency rule: FG assembles 12 SANs as Supreme Court showdown looms

• The Federal Government has appointed 12 SANs, led by Chief Akin Olujinmi, to support the declaration of exigency regularisation successful Rivers State astatine the Supreme Court
• Eleven PDP governors are challenging the March 18 suspension of Governor Fubara and his lawman for six months and the authorities of exigency declaration by Tinubu
• The AGF has filed a preliminary objection, arguing the lawsuit lacks merit, jurisdiction, and locus standi

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

FCT, Abuja - The national authorities has assembled a formidable ineligible squad of 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), led by erstwhile Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN), to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of exigency in Rivers State astatine the Supreme Court.

Tinubu’s govt hired ex-AGF, 11 SANs to conflict with PDP governors challenging Rivers exigency regularisation astatine the Supreme Court. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Sir Siminalayi Fubara
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This comes arsenic 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed a lawsuit challenging the suspension of antiauthoritarian governance successful the oil-rich state.

The different Senior Advocates see Professor Kanyinsola Ajayi, Jelili Owonikoko, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, Tijani Gazali, Babatunde Obama , Olawale Fapohunda, Olumide Olujinmi, Akinyemi Olujinmi and Ademola Abimbola.

Other lawyers successful the squad are: Akinsola Olujinmi, Oluwole Ilori, Abdulwahab Abayomi, Mojeed Balogun, Jideuche Ezi and Ramat Tijani.

Meanwhile, determination are expectations the Supreme Court whitethorn denote a day for the commencement of the proceeding of the suit connected Monday (today), May 12, 2025, The Punch reported.

Supreme Court: PDP govs person nary case, says FG

Tinubu engages the work of ex-AGF, 11 SANs to support the suspension of Governor Fubara, assignment of Rivers sole administrator. Photo credit: Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Dada Olusegun
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A announcement of preliminary objection filed connected May 9, by the AGF to support the president’s enactment challenged the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to entertain the suit.

The AGF asked the apex tribunal to disregard their suit arsenic it did not acceptable into the archetypal jurisdiction of the Supreme Court nether conception 232(1) of the 1999 constitution.

According to the AGF, “the plaintiffs person not disclosed immoderate quality fto unsocial a justiciable quality betwixt the Federation and them.’’

Also, a peculiar adjunct to the president connected Arbitration, Drafting and Regulations, Taiye Oloyede, defended the exigency regularisation declaration.

In a antagonistic affidavit, Oloyede stated that by virtuousness of his presumption to the president, helium knows the facts and circumstances which culminated successful the declaration of authorities of exigency successful Rivers state.

Oloyede stated:

“It is simply a substance of communal cognition that determination was a precise superior governmental situation successful Rivers State which had led to the politician of Rivers State and the House of Assembly not being capable to enactment together.”

Tinubu’s seeks dismissal of the governors’ suit

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers authorities connected March 18, 2025, suspending Governor Fubara, his deputy, and the authorities House of Assembly, and appointed Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) arsenic sole administrator.

Also, successful a twist, Tinubu filed a defence astatine the Supreme Court against the suit filed by the PDP governors challenging the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state.

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• Did Fubara sojourn Wike, beg for reconciliation?

Fubara speaks connected instrumentality arsenic Rivers governor

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Rivers politician Siminalayi Fubara has declared that helium is not hopeless to instrumentality to bureau days aft Tinubu filed a defence astatine the Supreme Court against the suit regarding his suspension.

Speaking astatine a work of songs successful honour of precocious elder statesman Edwin Clark connected Sunday, Fubara distanced himself from supporters' fiery remarks calling for his reinstatement.

The embattled politician expressed interest that immoderate actions taken by well-meaning supporters had inadvertently worsened his predicament.

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Source: Legit.ng