Rep. Yusuf Galambi (NNPP – Jigawa) has debunked allegations that the National Assembly members received bribes to support President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. Galambi, who represents Gwaram Federal Constituency, said this in a statement on Saturday… No bribe was taken to endorse state of emergency in Rivers – Rep. … Read more
The President of the Senate, Mr Godswill Akpabio says declaration of state of emergency in Rivers will broker peace among the warring factions. Akpabio stated this in Calabar on Friday, when he was inducted into the University of Calabar (Unical) Hall of Fame as part of the… Rivers crisis: State of emergency will broker peace … Read more
Former Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Rivers State,Sen. Magnus Abe, has justified the declaration of state of emergency in the state by President Bola Tinubu. Abe claimed that the situation in Rivers had reached a stalemate, rendering government… Rivers crisis made governance impossible – Magnus Abe justifies emergency rule …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disapproved of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. Makinde, in his biweekly newsletter, ‘The Business of Governance’, published on Thursday evening, described the president’s act as illegal. President… Oyo state Gov. Makinde opposes emergency declaration in Rivers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Government of Cross River has distanced itself from the position of the South South Governors’ Forum’s rejection of the emergency rule in Rivers. The acting governor of the state, Dr Peter Odey, said that the government fully aligns itself with President Bola Tinubu’s quest to… C’River Govt disassociates self from S/South govs position on … Read more
A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Rivers State, Hon Solomon Bob, (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) has listed the alleged sins of the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. According to him, Fubara talked down on his fellow elected officials, tried to remove… Rivers crisis: Reps member, Solomon Bob lists Fubara’s sins, absolves Wike …C0NTINUE … Read more
Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, has said that the declaration of an emergency rule in Rivers State saved suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara from impeachment by the suspended Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly. Fagbemi made this statement on… Rivers crisis: Emergency rule shielded Fubara from impeachment – Fagbemi …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for swearing in retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas as the sole administrator of Rivers State. The group’s reaction followed President Tinubu’s swearing-in… Rivers crisis: Swearing in sole administrator hasty, ill-advised – Ohanaeze youths …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has urged the people of Rivers particularly those of Ijaw extraction to remain calm and peaceful following the declaration of State of Emergency in the state. President Bola Tinubu’s declaration on Tuesday, after a protracted political… Rivers Crisis: INC urges calm, peace amidst emergency rule …C0NTINUE READING >>>>
The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has described the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers and removal of Governor Fubara as undemocratic. In a reaction on his X handle on Wednesday, Obi said that the action was against the rule of law, and capable… Rivers Crisis: Fubara’s removal is undemocratic … Read more