Rivers emergency rule: House of Reps reacts as lawmakers are accused of collecting $5,000 bribe to approve Tinubu's request

• The House of Representatives has denied claims that lawmakers accepted a $5,000 bribe to o.k. President Tinubu’s authorities of exigency petition successful Rivers state
• Deputy House spokesperson Philip Agbese said that the determination was based connected nationalist interest, not a fiscal inducement
• The lawmaker besides highlighted that the House made cardinal adjustments to the exigency declaration

Abuja, FCT - The House of Representatives has powerfully denied allegations that its members received a $5,000 bribe to o.k. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s petition for a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state.

Deputy spokesperson of the House, Hon. Philip Agbese (Benue, APC), dismissed the claims arsenic "false, malicious, and emanating from the pit of hell" during a property briefing successful Abuja connected Saturday, March 22.

Deputy spokesperson of the House, Philip Agbese, dismissed the bribery claims astatine a property briefing successful Abuja connected Saturday, March 22. Photo credit: House of Representatives, Nigeria
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He maintained that the solution was taken successful the involvement of nationalist bid and stability.

Rivers solution based connected patriotism - Agbese

Agbese stated that the House’s determination was made aft extended deliberations connected the information and governmental situation successful Rivers state.

"At nary constituent did members of the House prosecute successful immoderate fiscal inducement astir the authorities of exigency declaration,” helium said.

He described the bribery claims arsenic “pure fiction,” alleging they were designed to distort facts and make unnecessary tensions.

"The House of Representatives remains an autarkic instauration guided by antiauthoritarian principles, the regularisation of law, and the corporate volition of the Nigerian people,” Agbese added.

Drawing a parallel to biblical King Solomon’s wisdom, Agbese likened President Tinubu’s determination to enforce the authorities of exigency to Solomon’s handling of the quality betwixt 2 women implicit a kid (1 Kings 3:16-28).

"These radical successful Rivers are each funny successful the advancement and improvement of Rivers state," helium added. "But 1 mode oregon the other, disagreement arose betwixt the parties which escalated, and Mr. President, successful his wisdom, decided to enforce a authorities of emergency, for immoderate clip to let the 2 parties to travel together, to further deepen our democracy."

Reps set exigency proclamation

Agbese highlighted that the House made cardinal modifications earlier approving Tinubu’s proclamation.

His words:

"One is that the Parliament remains the law-making assemblage arsenic acold arsenic the state is concerned. We resolved that the National Assembly would instrumentality implicit the legislative duties of the Rivers Assembly wrong the play that the authorities of exigency is enforced," helium stated. "Secondly, we resolved arsenic a Parliament that it indispensable not needfully beryllium for six months for the parties to travel unneurotic and resolve. Even if it is wrong 2 weeks, that these parties tin resoluteness their differences and amusement that they are connected the aforesaid page, Mr. President, successful his wisdom, should besides trim 180 days."

Tinubu is simply a democrat, says Agbese

Agbese The lawmaker reiterated the House’s assurance successful Tinubu’s committedness to antiauthoritarian principles.

"We cognize Mr. President precise well. He is simply a Democrat. He has fought for the instauration of our ideology arsenic acold arsenic Nigeria is concerned. And helium is 1 antheral who would ever privation to support this democracy," Agbese said.

He added that if the situation successful Rivers authorities is resolved quickly, President Tinubu is expected to assistance the exigency earlier the six-month play expires.

Rivers crisis: Reps telephone for nationalist support

Agbese urged Nigerians to disregard what helium called baseless allegations and enactment the Parliament’s decision.

He accused “fifth columnists” and absorption elements of attempting to discredit the House.

Rivers State of Emergency: House of Reps Breaks Silence connected $5,000 Bribery Allegation
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The lawmaker expressed optimism that the authorities of exigency would pb to a stronger Rivers authorities authorities and legislature. He besides dismissed concerns implicit quorum, stating that 243 members were contiguous during the deliberation.

Rivers crisis: Akpabio denies $15,000 bribe allegation

In a akin development, Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, has denied the study that helium bribed chap senators $15,000 each to ballot successful enactment of President Tinubu's proclamation of the authorities of exigency successful Rivers.

The Senate president said the rumour was portion of the hatred campaigns meant to tarnish his personality.

Akpabio explained that the rumour connected the societal media abstraction that helium facilitated the disbursement of the bribery astatine his residence successful Maitama during the breaking of Ramadan fasting with senators was false.

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