Political Crisis: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers, Suspends Gov. Fubara, Deputy for six months

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Political Crisis: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers, Suspends Gov. Fubara, Deputy for six months

President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers state due to lingering political crisis.

President Tinubu invoked Section 305 of the Constitution as amended. He suspended Gov Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy for a period of six months in order to restore peace.

Tinubu stated this in his nationwide broadcast on the protracted crisis in Rivers State

Tinubu said the ongoing crisis has been a major source of concern to him, especially as all his efforts to resolve the issues has not yielded any result.

Rivers state has been mired in a political crisis stemming from the power struggle between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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