Rivers state of emergency: PDP sends daring message to Tinubu, warns new military administrator to steer clear

• The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state
• The PDP insists that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s suspension and the assignment of Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) are illegal, describing it arsenic an onslaught connected ideology
• The enactment warns that the president has nary exclusive powerfulness to state a authorities of exigency without National Assembly support

FCT, Abuja - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has powerfully condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state, calling it an unconstitutional determination aimed astatine undermining democracy.

The enactment besides rejected the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the appointment of Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) arsenic head of the state.

The PDP rejects Tinubu’s determination and warns the recently appointed subject head against stepping into office. Photo credit: @officialABAT/@officialPDPNG
Source: Twitter

In a connection signed by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the enactment described Tinubu’s enactment arsenic a usurpation of the 1999 Constitution and an effort astatine a "state capture" by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Warning to recently appointed administrator

The PDP cautioned Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) against assuming office, informing that immoderate effort to enactment connected Tinubu’s directive would beryllium amerciable and could pb to further instability.

“Nigeria is not nether subject regularisation wherever the governance of a authorities is determined by assignment from a junta. The PDP truthful cautions Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) to respect the Constitution and guarantee that helium does not instrumentality immoderate enactment susceptible of derailing antiauthoritarian governance successful Rivers State,” the enactment warned.

PDP raises alarm implicit 'attack connected democracy'

The PDP maintained that the president has nary law authorization to unilaterally enforce a authorities of exigency and suspend a democratically elected politician without owed process.

“The unconstitutional declaration by President Tinubu of the suspension of the democratically elected Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and assignment of an unelected idiosyncratic is simply a wide onslaught connected our nation’s democracy,” the connection read.

The enactment insisted that the determination disregards the volition of the radical of Rivers state, who elected Fubara to service a four-year tenure, adding that the enactment “borders connected an effort astatine authorities capture.”

PDP cites law violations

Referencing Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution, the PDP argued that Tinubu lacks the authorization to state and enforce a authorities of exigency without the support of the National Assembly.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Section 305 (2) provides that ‘The President shall instantly aft the publication, transmit copies of the Official Gazette of the Government of the Federation containing the proclamation including the details of the exigency to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives… to see the concern and determine whether oregon not to walk a solution approving the proclamation,’” the connection continued.

The enactment emphasised that the reasons cited by Tinubu for declaring the authorities of exigency were insufficient, further stating that the president’s unilateral determination lacks law backing.

Allegations of APC’s governmental motive

The PDP challenged Bola Tinubu and cautioned the caller subject head against taking office. Photo credit: @officialPDPNG/@officialAPCNg
Source: Twitter

According to the PDP, the exigency regularisation successful Rivers is portion of a broader APC strategy to soundlessness absorption voices and found a one-party state.

“The imposition of exigency regularisation successful Rivers State is portion of a larger, vicious crippled to foist a siege mentality crossed Nigeria, decimate opposition, enforce a totalitarian one-party state, and crook the state into a fiefdom,” the enactment stated.

PDP further alleged that the APC had been deliberately stoking situation successful Rivers State to make grounds for exigency regularisation and forcefully instrumentality power of the state.

The enactment called connected antiauthoritarian institutions and Nigerians to cull Tinubu’s move, insisting that Governor Fubara remains the morganatic person of Rivers state.

The concern successful Rivers remains tense, with wide reactions expected from governmental stakeholders, civilian nine groups, and ineligible experts connected the unfolding law crisis.

Fubara speaks aft Tinubu's suspension

Previously, Legit.ng reported that Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended politician of Rivers state, had finally breached the silence, pursuing President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a authorities of exigency successful the oil-rich state.

The suspended politician successful a connection connected Wednesday morning, March 19, insisted that helium followed the regularisation of instrumentality successful the governmental situation that has been rocking the authorities hardly six months aft helium resumed bureau connected May 29, 2023.

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