House of Reps Debates Tinubu’s Emergency Rule Request for Rivers

The House of Representatives has commenced deliberations on President Bola Tinubu’s request for a state of emergency in Rivers State.  

During plenary on Thursday, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas read Tinubu’s letter, in which the president urged lawmakers to “expeditiously consider” the request.

The move follows Tinubu’s controversial declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers on Tuesday, citing a prolonged political crisis in the state. As part of the declaration, the president suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the state house of assembly for six months.

In their place, Tinubu appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice-admiral and former Chief of Naval Staff, as the administrator of the state.

For the emergency rule to take effect, Section 305(2) of the Nigerian Constitution requires the president to formally transmit the proclamation to both the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for approval.

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