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- The nationalist assembly asked the Supreme Court to disregard a ineligible situation filed by 11 PDP governors
- The suit was centered connected the arguable declaration of a authorities of exigency successful oil-rich Rivers state
- The exigency declaration by President Bola Tinubu had resulted successful the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his lawman Ngozi Odu, and the authorities location of assembly, with Ibokette Ibas appointed arsenic sole administrator
Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering politics and governance successful Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - The nationalist assembly has urged the Supreme Court to disregard the suit filed by 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors challenging the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful crisis-hit Rivers state.
As reported by The Punch on Monday, May 5, the nationalist assembly (NASS), successful its response, contended that the plaintiffs’ suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit.
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The nationalist assembly stated this successful a preliminary objection dated April 22, 2025.
It argued that the tribunal lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the suit and should grant N1bn successful costs against the plaintiffs for filing what it termed a “frivolous and speculative suit".
Recall that Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful the authorities and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers authorities location of assembly for six months. Consequently, the Nigerian person announced the assignment of Retired Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas arsenic the sole head of the state.
The exigency regularisation was declared pursuing the face-off betwixt Fubara and the authorities assembly, resulting successful threats of unit and protestation by immoderate stakeholders successful the state.
The nationalist assembly ratified the president’s declaration done a dependable vote.
The PDP governors, successful suit fig SC/CV/329/2025, approached the Supreme Court to situation the President’s powers to suspend a democratically elected authorities instauration and regenerate it with an unelected one.
The plaintiffs successful the suit are the governors of Adamawa, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Osun, Oyo, Bauchi, Plateau, Delta, Taraba, Zamfara, and Bayelsa States.
However, the nationalist assembly, successful its preliminary objection, faulted the plaintiffs’ suit and urged the Supreme Court to disregard it, arguing that the tribunal lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the case, peculiarly against the 2nd defendant, (NASS).
Declaring that it holds a memorandum of conditional appearance, the National Assembly argued that owed process was not followed successful instituting the suit.
In summation to requesting the dismissal of the suit, Godswill Onyegbu, a ineligible serviceman successful the directorate of ineligible services, national assembly, called for a outgo of N1 cardinal to beryllium awarded jointly and severally against the plaintiffs successful the involvement of justice.
Rivers' exigency rule: Tinubu nether pressure
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that determination are speculations that President Tinubu is nether aggravated unit from salient Nigerians implicit the existent exigency regularisation successful Rivers state.
President Tinubu whitethorn reinstate the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by May 29.
Prince Ogbonna Nwuke, a erstwhile subordinate of the location of representatives, advised Tinubu to person the full satellite that helium is so a existent politician by reinstating Governor Fubara, his deputy, and the location of assembly.
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