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Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to immediately remove the Rivers State Sole , Retired Vice iral Ibok-Ete Ibas, citing a breach of constitutional procedure and defiance of President Bola Tinubu’s directives, News360 Nigeria reports.

In a statement provided to Vanguard on Thursday, Falana referenced the official Federal Government Gazette, which outlined the governing the Sole ’s operations.

According to the document, “the Sole shall operate on the basis of such Regulations that may, from time to time, be issued by me,” President Bola Tinubu stated.

However, Falana noted that “it is common knowledge that President Bola Tinubu has not issued any Regulation for the operation of the Sole .”

Despite this, the appointed Sole has proceeded to make appointments and remove officials who were earlier appointed by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

Describing the development as unlawful, Falana said: “By treating the orders of President Bola Tinubu with contempt, the Sole has compounded the illegality of his appointment.

The Sole ought to be removed without any further delay.”

The legal luminary’s position comes amid a broader political crisis in Rivers State, where the legitimacy of key appointments and the balance of powers between the state and federal government continue to generate intense debateorder

https://news360ng.com/ibas-violated-constitution-tinubus-orders-falana-seek-immediate-sack-of-rivers-sole-/

Better late than never.

He ought to he been removed long before now. Even appointing him is even against the constitution abinitio.

He's just there to fight Nwike's personal battle against the person he thought was supposed to be his stooge. But then, what do we know??

The game plan is for people from all corners to keep talking and screaming against the man. The later presido will now later remove him, then his urchins will come online to start vomiting that Tinubu has a listening ear.


Next thing now you will see some of those urchins will now start calling Falana names.

Just give some minutes and go down the thread you will see them.

Baba tell them. Na only u dey talk our mind

Tinubu running Nigeria more like the Italian mafia! Ibas is one of his consigliere

No need. A precedent has been set. Any president can remove any Governor tomorrow under any guise.

For those in of this action, they should accept it too when the decision is made against them.
African’s aren’t ripe for Democracy

This man wey don cast

Hmmmm

ok

Falana don turn to a joke

Human lefts lawyer . Ordinary a case against small VDM, Falana and his family lose out

Tinubu get coconut head . He nor dey hear word

I doubt the FG is not aware of his doings . FG is speaking through the sole .

Lol ..... Waste of time ..... He has the backing of the Wastern landlord

atobs4real:
Baba tell them. Na only u dey talk our mind

Side eye

Ugochinyere and Falana don get fresh alert. Dem don begin work again immediately.

dis wan as never won one single case against govt in his life dat am aware of!

a Gani Fawenhimi wannabe without impact!

He shld grow some balls & do wat Gani did to emilokan those days!

This Baba cho Cho!

Falana don dey overstep these days.

How can you call for the sack of a man just because he exercised his constitutional powers?

Na Wike be Rivers governor

Kiss the truth

The Rivers State situation is very unfortunate I must say.

I just dey here dey SHAME for my own country

Noted.

helinues:
Falana don turn to a joke

Human lefts lawyer . Ordinary a case against small VDM, Falana and his family lose out

I tell you the man don cast

Ibas moves to collect morale and inspiration from Wike!!....

.Egbon!! knack me ginger!!

What is "sole "
Are we even supposed to have such thing in the first place?
Is it not for tinubu's selfish interest for 2027 election?

victorazyvictor:
This man wey don cast

Shut up Ewu Gambia

Falana and his dramas..
Nigerian lawyers, the judges, and the whole judiciary are a bunch of court jesters. You are asking the same federal government that illegally imposed the nit-wit on the people of Rivers state to sack the same man they put their to do their hit job!? Are you that tone deaf or what? The man was illegally imposed to start with, as there were no serious grounds for Fubaras removal. Now you want the same federal government that willfully perpetrated such illegality to remove their man for a "lesser" act of illegality! Where is the seriousness? Where is the sense?

helinues:
Falana don turn to a joke

Human lefts lawyer . Ordinary a case against small VDM, Falana and his family lose out

Shut up zombiee grade A

I dont understand how some people are ing the Sole .

Is Falana an Apc member? Why is he so interested in the affairs of Rivers state?