Peter Obi Furious At Emergency Rule In Rivers, Begs NASS for Reversal The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has rebuked President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as “unconstitutional and reckless.”
Obi implicated Tinubu of disregarding principle of law and showing the dangerous willingness to trample on democracy.
“The declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State is not just reckless—it is a clear attempt to backtrack us to a state of type and screw up its grip on power at all costs.
“It has plunged us back into a state of lawlessness, hugely undoing the advancement we have made in these 26 years of democratic journey.
“It is a degrading back door imposition of martial logic on a strategic portion of the federation with all the implied negatives,” Obi revealed in a statement on Wednesday via X.
Obi asserted that the political situation in Rivers does not exculpate the emergency logic and the suspension of Governor Siminlayi Fubara, his deputy and state lawmakers, insert that the action is further a biased interpretation of section 305(1) of the 1999 constitution.
He revealed, “A state of emergency does not mean an elected Governor can be removed unilaterally. This decision does not align with democratic norms or good governance. Instead, it appears to be a predetermined action serving specific interests rather than the collective good of the people of Rivers State and Nigeria.
“This action composes an unconstitutional overreach, setting the dangerous preceding that threatens democracy, the logic of law, and the parting of powers. If left unchecked, it could foster a culture of impunity.
“Having already been grappling with non-adherence to electoral qualifications, governs, and massive rigging, appending extraneous retrenchment of voted officials will push us to a state of constitution and anarchy.”
Obi, therefore, appealed to the National Assembly and all stakeholders not to allow the emergence principle to stand, reporting that the action will exalts the culture of impunity and threatens democracy.
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Published 3/19/2025