Wike vs Fubara: Three top politicians react as Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers

• In a important twist, President Bola Tinubu connected Tuesday, intervened successful the governmental situation rocking the Rivers state
• Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers owed to escalating governmental tensions and information threats, and arsenic good suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the authorities legislator
• Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Shehu Sani has waded into the Tinubu's involution arsenic erstwhile Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd), takes complaint of Rivers state

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

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu connected Tuesday, March 18, declared a state of exigency in Rivers state, citing escalating governmental unrest and information concerns.

Rivers crisis: Tinubu suspends Fubara, declares authorities of emergency

Tinubu intervenes successful Rivers crisis, suspends Fubara. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON, GSSRS, Sir Siminalayi Fubara
Source: Facebook

The announcement came successful a nationwide code connected Tuesday, wherever helium highlighted the persistent crisis, the demolition of lipid pipelines by militants, and the breakdown of governance successful the state.

Tinubu stated that contempt aggregate interventions, the quality betwixt Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the authorities House of Assembly had weakened governance, leaving residents without the benefits of democracy.

With tensions escalating and information threats rising, the president said the bonzer measurement was indispensable to reconstruct bid and stability.

The declaration suspends the governor, his deputy, and the Assembly for six months, portion national authorities instrumentality power to forestall further deterioration of the situation.

Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Shehu Sani reacts

Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Shehu Sani has reacted to Tinubu's involution successful Rivers governmental crisis. Photo credit: Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, Shehu Sani
Source: Facebook

In a swift absorption to the development, Femi Fani-Kayode, the erstwhile curate of aviation, described Tinubu's enactment arsenic a bold and commendable move.

In a post shared connected his X page, FFK arsenic helium is fondly called, besides disclosed that Tinubu's enactment would reconstruct normalcy to the state.

Fani-Kayode tweeted:

"The declaration of a authorities of exigency by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu successful Rivers authorities is simply a bold and commendable determination that volition instrumentality sanity to the bid and sanity of the state. I besides judge this volition spell a agelong mode to bringing each the large players successful the struggle backmost to their senses. When children garbage to halt warring the begetter indispensable measurement successful lest they pain the location down."

Also reacting, erstwhile statesmanlike aide, Reno Omokri, lauded the suspension of Governor Siminialayi Fubara, his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, arsenic good arsenic the members of the Rivers authorities location of assembly.

Omokri besides hailed the appointment of erstwhile Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Ibokette Ibas, arsenic the sole head for Rivers state.

Omokri, successful a post shared connected his X leafage connected Tuesday, wrote:

"The suspension of the Governor of Rivers, his deputy, cabinet, and authorities Legislators, arsenic good arsenic the assignment of an head who would govern Rivers State nether the supervision of the Federal Executive Council, is simply a astir patriotic enactment and shows that the President has not taken immoderate broadside but that of the Rule of Law."May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria."

However, Shehu Sani, the legislator from the eighth nationalist assembly, who precocious defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), reacted to the governmental hostility successful Rivers authorities and Tinubu's involution successful a unsocial way.

Sani, successful a post shared connected his X page, wrote:

"The impeaching forces and the impeachment people tin present remainder for Six months."

Rivers crisis: Atiku reacts aft Tinubu suspends Fubara

Similalrly, Legit.ng reported that erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar criticised President Tinubu’s declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state, calling it governmental manipulation and atrocious faith.

He accused Tinubu of negligence successful addressing the situation and held him liable for the information breaches and unrest successful the Niger Delta.

Atiku condemned the suspension of Governor Fubara arsenic an battle connected democracy, urging Nigerians to denounce the actions.

PAY ATTENTION: Сheck retired quality that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” artifact connected the location leafage and enjoy!

Source: Legit.ng