The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and described it as an “utter violation of the 1999 Constitution.”
It said that the action of the president “undermines the votes and will of the people of Rivers State by seeking to depose a democratic government and foist an undemocratic rule in the State.”
“The unconstitutional declaration by President Tinubu of the suspension of the democratically elected Governor of Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and the appointment of an unelected individual, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd), to govern the State is a clear attack on our nation’s democracy, an abrogation of the votes and democratic right of the people of Rivers State to choose their leader under the Constitution.”
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said, “The action…
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