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A coalition of civil society organisations in Nigeria has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in the Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a threat to democracy and an unjustifiable overreach of executive power.

Speaking at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, Christian Onyegbule, representative of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), read the coalition’s statement, rejecting the emergency rule and demanding its immediate reversal.

The civil society groups accused the Federal Government of using the declaration as a political weapon rather than addressing the underlying causes of the crisis. They argued that the measure unfairly punishes the people of Rivers State while emboldening political actors responsible for the unrest.

Citing historical precedents, the groups reminded President Tinubu of his opposition to a similar declaration by former President Goodluck Jonathan in the North-East, accusing him of hypocrisy.

They called on Nigerians to resist what they described as a dangerous precedent and a violation of the Constitution, urging national and international stakeholders to intervene.

“Given the National Assembly’s endorsement of this unconstitutional act, we call on all Nigerians not to remain silent as history threatens to repeat itself. The slippery slope of emergency rule in the Western Region in 1962 serves as a stark reminder of where unchecked executive overreach can lead,” the groups said.


“We also take strong exception to the Attorney General of the Federation’s claims linking the Governor to an alleged security threat in Rivers State. These accusations are nothing more than an orchestrated attempt to justify the unconstitutional declaration of emergency rule. We challenge the Attorney General to provide credible evidence of any genuine security threats. Rivers State has remained peaceful under the leadership of the Governor, despite ongoing provocations.”

They also criticised the National Assembly for voting in of what they deemed an undemocratic move by the president, citing how previously the National Assembly defended democracy when a similar incident happened.

https://www.channelstv.com/2025/03/21/civil-society-groups-reject-state-of-emergency-in-rivers-call-for-reversal/

Christian Onyegbule should go tender his case in the court of law and stop wasting electricity on baseless briefings.

His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is a respecter of the law and will welcome any judicial interpretation.

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Christian Onyegbule should go tender his case in the court of law and stop wasting electricity on baseless briefings.

His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is a respecter of the law and will welcome any judicial interpretation.

The civil society groups accused the Federal Government of using the declaration as a political weapon rather than addressing the underlying causes of the crisis.

That's the key point. Learn to read and understand and not to attack.

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Ebuka78:


The civil society groups accused the Federal Government of using the declaration as a political weapon rather than addressing the underlying causes of the crisis.

That's the key point. Learn to read and understand and not to attack.

Still a baseless accusation.

Make una dey play.

Both Fubara and Wike are not good people. I see how people take sides using their remaining 400mb to fight for one person.

People should know that politics is about personal interest and not for the people.

Know this and know peace.

https://youtube.com/shorts/b0AwH4lY2nU?si=SSp3tXKOUjMfZnKO

Ebuka78:


The civil society groups accused the Federal Government of using the declaration as a political weapon rather than addressing the underlying causes of the crisis.

That's the key point. Learn to read and understand and not to attack.

You are right, 💯 right

All of this are just initial gragra, las las everybody will fall in line.

It's about 2027. That's the credible threat

If Tinubu is not checked, he will finish this country. All his activities is not to revive the economy or put the country on the path of prosperity. He is only here to maim, destroy and plunder. If not that he has been feeling the heat gradually, he would have declared the state of emergency in osun as well. How this country will survive till 2027 is a mirage. We pray for miracle.

There's no credible evidence anywhere.
All was designed & Scripted by Wike & handed to Tinubu to implement.

Blowing up oil pipelines just like his boys promised which he himself told them on camera that he would let them know when it is time

Pause for a moment and imagine that the president was an Igbo man during end SARS in Lagos when the state went up in flames and the president declared state of emergency and appointed an Ijaw man as sole , how would the Yorubas have reacted and what would they have said about the Igbos.

But guess what, today that is exactly what they are doing in Rivers state, they are the only people ing this oppression against the south south even the north is against it, just read all their comments here or on social media and even on the streets

Tinubu donn move on, anyone complaining his just wasting his time..... August donn reach

He will not provide... Nonsense!

Yorubas are cunning people... I cannot point to one major infrastructural development a Yoruba president has started and completed for the southern Nigeria, yet they are hell bent on distabilizing the zone for their selfish interests.

All the headquarters of multinational oil companies are in Lagos but it is the Niger Delta region that holds their lifeline.

Yoruba government has approved, constructed and completed more than 3 Seaport in their region, yet they can't put the same effort to actualize those of the Niger Delta region.

They frustrate the effort of our state government, distabilizing the region and making sure no major development is achieved.

I am an Akwa Ibom person. Ibom Deep Seaport has been on paper over 10 years now, and the Yorubas are doing everything humanly possible to see to its non-existent because of the fear of becoming a threat to theirs.

We are watching what the CIA Asset is planning to achieve and we are following his antics.

The Yorubas have proven themselves to be sophisticated in cunning schemes... But eben ase'mem okposong owo ke ekpad usen ked-use ked.

People are condemning Tinubu and he did not still reverse his decision very bad leadership

so,the President should wait till Asari and Sim boys blow up all the pipeline, kill themselves b4 FG do something

It’s Mumu like this that escalated the whole thing! It’s Voices like this that galvanised river youth to bomb the pipeline ! If I were tinubu , I will arrest anybody that intend to incite violence, and I will dare any bargar to come for that person! Fuburas salary should be seized and used to build the government house he bulldozed , wike too needs to be suspended for merging in river affairs !

Ok see one here, Fubara said on a live tv that he doesn't subscribe to violence but let the youth be on standby after small pressure they began to threaten gov and bomb pipelines .
See video
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EbbYCCzU6/

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Christian Onyegbule should go tender his case in the court of law and stop wasting electricity on baseless briefings.

His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is a respecter of the law and will welcome any judicial interpretation.

Just because the President is from your Party you see nothing wrong with his actions.
This is the sole reason Nigerian leaders misbehave.

PMB was a mistake that has happened to Nigeria, but BAT is terribxx

CLO stop wasting your time and do the right thing. Follow the example of benue bishop that reported killing of Christians in Nigeria to US congress. At least if they US sanction to stop that his monthly treatment in that will reset his brain

Chibuzoripob:
so,the President should wait till Asari and Sim boys blow up all the pipeline, kill themselves b4 FG do something

As a wise leader he should have implemented two things.

Number one sack the current fct minister

Number two implement a state of emergency

These people do not know what is being referred to as proactivity

Is it when Fubara directed his boys to fully declare war on oil installation or when asari begins to fight wicked boys...

which agf? Fagbemi is a quack charge and bail lawyer na

But where was the security threat in Rivers State?

If BAT accused GEJ of the same that year when the North was burning, why apply it in Rivers State when nothing was happening?

Did he exhaust all the avenues to peace? By the way, what would have gone wrong if he brought the feuding parties for at least one last time to the villa to meet him? What would have happened if he threatened them all?

I think it's all about the attempt of APC to capture, as always say, Rivers State in 2027.

CoronaVirusPro:
Christian Onyegbule should go tender his case in the court of law and stop wasting electricity on baseless briefings.

His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is a respecter of the law and will welcome any judicial interpretation.

I like as Tinubu is making g himself unpopular with his moves. He should teach all and sundry how to use power, and I hope he holds on to power forever unless a Funali president will sponsor a chaos in Lagos someday and declare SOE and suspend the governor. You and I will see it, though it is just a matter of time.

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As a wise leader he should have implemented two things.

Number one sack the current fct minister

Number two implement a state of emergency

I suspect Wike was given query or told not to talk publicly about Rivers/Fubara publicly. He's been quiet and it's bad for his reputation particularly SOE .

vb0mb:
Make una dey play.

Both Fubara and Wike are not good people. I see how people take sides using their remaining 400mb to fight for one person.

People should know that politics is about personal interest and not for the people.

Know this and know peace.

Oyinbos know differently about politics being for the people who have sovereignty over the country and communities, which they allow politicians exercise on their behalf temporarily. That’s in addition to the personal interest of the politicians.

Do you think that the difference between oyinbos and us blacks is because they have evolved from being Cavemen but we have failed to evolve? Or what else do you think is the difference between the two races, such that we don’t expect our LGA chairmen to employ workers for primary healthcare and primary schools that are free to accommodate every resident and every child respectively

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