NewStats: 3,261,321 , 8,173,682 topics. Date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025 at 08:13 PM 5e160

…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

I still don’t know why Pdp hasn’t sack Wike yet. Maybe because of Seyi makinde. I Dey shake my head. Wike has destroyed Pdp no be small


Nigerian Army currently on their way to Rivers State Govt House to enforce Pres Tinubu's declaration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Vr_kBt16A?

It will be resisted by all means

Correct

I am sure their their eyes were covered with their satanic umbrella when Fubara demolished the assembly complex, frustrating elected house of assembly member from performing their duty.

Let them go and install him back or they should follow him to the office tomorrow.

Gbamsolutly

Let the pdp go and lift the state of emergency, infact let them instruct the army to go back to the barrack I want to check something. Fubara and the law makers are all pdp member, what did pdp do to resolve the matter, instead they all took side, even the elders in river state took side, one loyal to fubara and the others loyal to wike.

Dead PDP or living one. When they were supposed to have removed Wike from the fold since.

COMRADES, even if Tinubu doesn't have the power to suspend an elected governor, will the court of law do justice to this injustice? Do we have courts in Nigeria at all? This state of emergency dey sweet Yoruba presidents well well when they are in power. Obasanjo declared a full state of emergency
Tinubu declared full state of emergency
Yar'Adua never declared state of emergency
Jonathan declared a partial state of emergency
PDP over allowed Wike to have excess power, honestly, it's regrettable and disheartening

Pdp .. who dey talk for pdp ... a rat or a mouse

Foolish party, where have you been all this while? Na now day break?

I have always maintained that Tinubu should never be described as a democrat. He has never been one and will never be. There are no such traits in him.

Tinubu is a notorious narcotics trafficker, certificate forger, and buccaneering power grabber engaged in criminal state capture.

Thubv did the same when GEJ declared state of emergency on Yobe and Borno in 2013. That was even much needed as Boko Haram had almost overrun the state.

GEJ did not suspend the governors and legislature of those states.

Leave yolloba people na tinupoo will not remain in aso rock forever

Noise makers.when PDP president declared state of emergency, the other side complained too nah.Best you can do it to get judicial interpretation.And Tinubu Sabi wetin em dey do.He said the judicial arm of govt of river remain intact where as the executive and legislative arm were suspended

But OBJ and GEJ could remove governors

Pdp. Make una go to court

Dead party dey cry.
Go and pay your ground rent 😅😅😅😅😅

Truths9ja:

Wike wey una 4 don pursue commot for the party sinceeee....
He go scatter PDP 4 una. Make una dey look am.
How can one man so torment a whole party?
The thing still dey baffle me. 😠

These one that can't expel an ordinary common errant member of their party

PDP should go and re-install fubura then.

They don't tell a blind person it raining.

Unserious party that can't even pay ground rent of it headquarters in abuja

He suspended Fubara so that he can put his loyalists as s.


When it was Happening in Lagos with Obasa, he didn't declare state of emergency.

Because it's happening in South-South, he rushed to declare it.

Niger Deltans are watching.

Nigerians are finally seeing through Yoruba.

IPOB treatment is awaiting anybody that wants to cause trouble
Tinubu no be Buhari

arsenal33:
But OBJ and GEJ could remove governors

GEJ didn't remove Governors.

What a SHAME
Is only in Nigeria the president thinks he is God

madridguy:


Let them go and install him back or they should follow him to the office tomorrow.

Idiot.

Because it suits you now,the constitution can be rubbished,abi?

But OBJ has the rule in 2004 & 2006 from the same 1999 constitution we are still using till this moment. And what's PDP looking at that they allow the situation in Rivers to detoriate. PDP is an irresponsible opposition party and with how PDP can't put its house in order I don't see them pulling any stunt in 2027.