Tag: STATE OF EMERGENCY
Rivers State of emergency will broker peace – Akpabio
The President of the Senate, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, says the declared state of emergency in Rivers will help resolve the conflict among the warring...
Makinde opposes emergency declaration in Rivers
Gov. 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,...
Tinubu lauds NASS for ratifying Rivers state of emergency
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for ratifying the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State.
In a statement by his spokesman,...
Okpebholo distances self from South-South Governor’s position on emergency rule
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has dissociated himself from the South-South Governors Forum’s stance on the State of Emergency in Rivers.
Okpebholo disclosed this in...
Senate ratifies emergency declaration in Rivers
The Senate on Thursday ratified the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Reps approve state of emergency declaration in Rivers
The House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously approved the state of emergency declared in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Why NASS will back emergency rule in Rivers – Rep. Kuye
Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC-Lagos) says the National Assembly will support the state of emergency declared in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu in defence of...
State of Emergency: Tinubu acted in good faith – APC chieftain
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of...
Emergency rule: South-South Governors’ Forum says declaration not meeting constitutional provisions
The South-South Governors’ Forum has said that the political situation in Rivers did not deteriorate to require emergency rule in the state, considering the...
Senate to debate Rivers emergency declaration
The Senate will, on Thursday, debate a motion on the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers, says Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim.
Ibrahim, Chairman of...