Tag: rivers
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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 the Senate Inter-Parliamentary Committee, confirmed this while briefing newsmen in
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Why state of emergency in Rivers is unconstitutional – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, insisted that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers remains unconstitutional and impracticable. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said this at a news conference in Abuja after the party’s
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Rivers Crisis: APC backs Tinubu on State of Emergency declaration
Mr Ajibola Basiru, National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. Recall Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, declared t
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Ex-lawmaker supports Tinubu’s state of emergency declaration in Rivers
Sir Jude Idimogu, a former two-term Lagos State House of Assembly member, has commended President Bola Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi-Isolo 1 from 2015 to 2023, said , in an interview with NAN in Lagos on
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Tinubu seeks Reps approval on the state of emergency on Rivers
The Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC-Ekitit state) says the House of Representatives will on Wednesday, debate the state of emergency declared on Rivers by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Tuesday, Rotimi said that President
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Rivers Govt. urges lawmakers to end hostilities as impeachment plot thickens
The Rivers Government has urged the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) to reconsider its stance and prioritise the welfare of the people to ensure peace in the state. Mr Joe Johnson, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, made the appeal at a news