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President Jonathan had declared a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe & Adamawa States due to rising insecurity caused by the Boko Haram menace.

Unlike Obasanjo, GEJ chose to leave elected representatives in office

Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the declaration of a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States by President Goodluck Jonathan, as “a dangerous trend in the art of governance.”

He said that by the decision, President Jonathan has finally bared his fangs confirming what was widely speculated.

According to him, “The body language of the Jonathan istration leads any keen watcher of events with unmistakable conclusion of the existence of a surreptitious but barely disguised intention to muzzle the elected governments of these states for what is clearly a display of unpardonable mediocrity and diabolic partisanship geared towards 2015. Borno and Yobe states have been literally under armies of occupation with the attendant excruciating hardship experienced daily by the indigenes and residents of these areas. This government now wants to use the excuse of the security challenges faced by the Governors to remove them from the states considered hostile to the 2015 PDP/Jonathan project.

Tinubu warned that the istration will be setting in motion a chain of events, the end of which, nobody can predict, as experience has shown that actions, such as this one under consideration, often give root to radical ideologies and extremist tendencies, a direct opposite of the intended outcome of unwarranted and unintelligent meddlesomeness.

“The present scenario playing out in the country reminds one of the classical cases of a mediocre craftsman who continually blames the tools of his trade for his serial failure but refuses to look at his pitiable state with a view to adjusting,” he said.

Commenting further, “It has become crystal clear, even to the most incurable optimist, that the country is adrift. That the ship of the Nigerian state is rudderless is clearly evident in the consistent and continual attacks ferociously executed by elements often referred to as the insurgents in some northern states of the federation, particularly Borno and Yobe states respectively. Indeed, no part of the country is immune from the virulent but easy attacks, veritable indices of a failing state. No Governor of a state in Nigeria is indeed the Chief Security Officer. Putting the blame on the Governors, who have been effectively emasculated, for the abysmal performance of the government at the centre which controls all these security agencies, smacks of ignorance and mischief.”

“This Government, through acts of omission and commission, has fallen far short of expectation. It actively encourages schisms and all manner of divisive tendencies for parochial expediency. Ethnicity and religion become handy weapons of domination. Things have never been this bad.”

The former governor of Lagos State noted that the response to the pervasive chaos in the Northern region of the country has been militarisation, mass arrests and extra judicial killings by the t Task Force, JTF.

He said it is evident from the grim experiences in recent times that the Jonathan government has failed, or does not know that it is necessary for it to avail itself of the benefits accruable from exchange of ideas and notes on the latest in of technology and human resources among nations of the modern world.

Tinubu opined that the massacres of local communities by unknown elements will further alienate the people who should, ordinarily, partner with the government in securing their immediate environments.

“An army which invades a community maiming, raping and killing defenceless civilians will end up radicalising the youths whose parents and young ones have been wiped out most cowardly and recklessly. This government should concentrate more on encouraging the development of local intelligence which will, inexorably, lead to the practice of true federalism. Adopting the use of excessive force against those perceived as harbouring terrorists does not portray this government as possessing the wherewithal to find abiding solutions to the lingering security challenges,” he said.

“The President’s pronouncement, which seeks to abridge or has the potential of totally scuttling the constitutional functions of Governors and other elected representatives of the people, will be counterproductive in the long run. A State of Emergency already exists in the states where JTF operates. Residents of these communities live in constant fear. Their rights are violated with impunity under the guise of searching for terrorists in their respective domains.”

Tinubu further called on all patriotic Nigerians to genuinely advise the federal government not to tinker with the mandates of these Governors under any guise.

“It is a potentially a destructive path to take. If security of a society is about the protection of lives and property of the citizenry, the involvement of the people is a sine qua non to effective intelligence gathering. Any measures put in place which alienate the people, in particular their elected representatives, should be considered as fundamentally defective by every right thinking person in the country,” the statement added.

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Entirely different scenarios

Rivers would have been in ruin should FG have allowed the lawbreakers to impeach Fubara

Modified: Why are the so called opposition can't engage others logically without attacking or throwing tantrums?

Imagine how they left the topic of discussion and be attacking my comments senselessly..

Eish

Tinubu to Gej: declaration of state of emergency is a dangerous trend.

Rivers state has not even reached a tenth of events in yobe, adamawa state.
Tinubu as president: Declares state of emergency Because of his selfish greedy evil nature of total self interest.

Lagos: allow obasa
Rivers: rule of law.


Raye was right. Tinubu is a terrible, greedy, selfish , self interest bad being.

helinues:
Entirely different scenarios

Rivers would have been in ruin should FG have allowed the lawbreakers to impeach Fubara

What is this 😐

Tinubu is a terrible president

Very easy to criticise when you are not in power

Massiveglory:

Boy! Your brain is dead and sacrificed. Rest.

Engage us maturely, logically not with all this tantrums

helinues:


Engage us maturely, logically not with all this tantrums

It is waste of time . You and logical cannot be in the same sentence. It is a great dishonor and insult to logical .

Massiveglory:


It is waste of time . You and logical cannot be in the same sentence.

Then stop trolling all in the name of mentioning

helinues:
Entirely different scenarios

Rivers would have been in ruin should FG have allowed the lawbreakers to impeach Fubara

Shameless evil man. Continue ing evil.

Bloody fucking hypocrite. Spits!

helinues:
Entirely different scenarios

Rivers would have been in ruin should FG have allowed the lawbreakers to impeach Fubara

When I called you a er From HELL you were mad at me.

You will the Devil no matter what he does as long as he is a member of APC.


Only God knows how people like you will face their creator after all these worthless activities of yours.


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helinues:


Then stop trolling all in the name of mentioning

You need to be called out. Display of continous public madness cannot be condoned.

Smartcitizen:




When I called you a er From HELL you were mad at me.

You will the Devil no matter what he does as long as he is a member of APC.


Only God knows how people like you will face their creator after all these worthless activities of yours.


👿👿👿👿👿

Again, no logical or meaningful contributions apart from ranting on my mentions

Who do una like this now?

fergie0:
President Jonathan had declared a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe & Adamawa States due to rising insecurity caused by the Boko Haram menace.

Unlike Obasanjo, GEJ chose to leave elected representatives in office

He advised the Jonathan government not to remove the governors if he declares a state of emergency.

March 18, 2025

Press Statement

PDP Rejects Emergency Rule in Rivers State
…Insists Tinubu has no Powers to Suspend a Democratically Elected Governor

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and indeed, Nigerians listened with dismay the national broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in which the President, in utter violation of the 1999 Constitution pronounced an imposition of a state of emergency in Rivers State

The PDP outrightly rejects this attempt by the President to override the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and undermine 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 appointment of an unelected individual, Vice iral 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 action of Mr. President therefore clearly borders on attempt at state capture. It is the climax of a well-oiled plot to forcefully take over Rivers State for which the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been bent on stoking crisis to ensure that democracy is ultimately truncated in the State.

Nigerians are invited to note that the situation in Rivers State and the reasons adduced by the President cannot justify the declaration of a state of emergency in the State under the 1999 Constitution, rendering the declaration completely incompetent.

The PDP alerts that the unwarranted imposition of emergency rule in Rivers State is part of the larger vicious plot to foist a siege mentality across Nigeria, decimate opposition, impose a totalitarian one-Party State and turn the country into a fiefdom

In any case, nothing in Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution relied upon by the President in the declaration grants him the exclusive powers to declare or execute the declaration of a state of emergency without recourse to the statutory approval of the National Assembly.

For the avoidance of doubt, Section 305 (2) provides that “The President shall immediately after the publication, transmit copies of the Official Gazette of the Government of the Federation containing the proclamation including the details of the emergency to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each of whom shall forthwith convene or arrange for a meeting of the House of which he is President or Speaker, as the case may be, to consider the situation and decide whether or not to a resolution approving the proclamation”.

Mr. President should recognize that his order to an unelected individual to forthwith take over government of Rivers State is illegal and a clear recipe for crisis, threat to the peace and stability of not only Rivers State but the entire nation.

For emphasis, Governor Fubara was democratically elected for a tenure of four years which tenure cannot be unconstitutionally abridged.

The PDP therefore cautions Vice iral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) to respect the Constitution and ensure that he does not take any action or step which is capable of derailing smooth democratic Governance in Rivers State. Nigeria is not under a military rule where the Governance of a State is by appointment by a junta.

Signed:

Hon. Debo Ologunagba
National Publicity Secretary

helinues:


Again, no logical or meaningful contributions apart from ranting on my mentions

Who do una like this now?

How can you know or understand logic when you are paid to lose your Brian?

Kindly show me any post you criticize any action of Tinubu's fumbling government or sorry they government is from heaven and can never make mistakes.

Just prove me wrong by showing me where you have ever criticize Tinubu's policies.

Smartcitizen:



How can you know or understand logic when you are paid to lose your Brian?

Kindly show me any post you criticize any action of Tinubu's fumbling government or sorry they government is from heaven and can never make mistakes.

Just prove me wrong be showing me where you have ever criticize Tinubu's policies.

I have advised you to be acting the smart in your monikers name

When should we be expecting the adjustment?

Lol

Hmmm… I can bet with Tinubu balls that if Atiku was the president, Tinubu would have ed Sim Fubara

Now Tinubu can comfortably get 15million votes from Rivers State in 2027… I can assure you that Sim is not coming back as governor…

I just noticed that federal power is the ultimate, Fubara is gone, it’s a pity that Wike was used as a pawn in this game but he doesn’t know… he will know by 2031


And also my happiness is that after Tinubu finishes with Rivers State in 2027, I will see if Wike will want to contest in 2031, before then Tinubu will definitely pick a more loyal person and anoint to be president and vice president…

Wike current loyalty is just wash… Wike is just a means to an end just like Amaechi …. Use you to fight your people is the game…

Odiegwu o

Internet won't forget

helinues:
Entirely different scenarios

Rivers would have been in ruin should FG have allowed the lawbreakers to impeach Fubara

Bornu deserves it better but he is a coward to the north.

Normally, we all know BAT to be a liar, plotter and assistant devil!!!

Now we know that Ebola Escobar and Wike are behind all these. Nigerians don learn , it took too many pleadings from Yar Adua to stop the creek boys, even Buhari handle MEND carefully, By the time the creek boys starts blowing up the pipe lines, una terrible President will soon know the difference between Balablu and Bulaba.I’m