State of emergency: Amaewhule-led 27 lawmakers react as Tinubu suspends them, Gov Fubara

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Following President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of all state elected officials on Tuesday, members of the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the suspended Rivers State House of Assembly have delivered a message to their supporters.

When Tinubu declares a state of emergency, the lawmakers will abstain from their legislative responsibilities for the six months that the president has specified.

Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly informed its people of the current situation and supported the President’s move in a statement signed by Speaker Martin Amaewhule on behalf of the assembly’s members.

Under the leadership of Amaewhule, the 27 lawmakers held the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, accountable for the state’s current predicament, accusing him of consistently disregarding court rulings and decrees and failing to run the state in accordance with the Constitution and his oath of office.

“The governor’s despotic and tyrannical actions, as confirmed by the courts, in which he also unconstitutionally obstructed the Rivers State House of Assembly—an arm of government—from functioning, underlie this situation,” the statement said.

“As an Assembly, we assure you all, our constituents, that we will abide by this declaration even though it is not what we prayed for.

“Mr President has acted in the best interest of the country; therefore, we call on you all to remain calm as the Sole Administrator appointed by the President assumes his duty in the best interest of our State and Nation.

“Rest assured that we will give any kind of support required of the Rivers State House of Assembly to the Sole Administrator in the best interest of our dear state.”

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