Tinubu Told To Declare State Of Emergency In Rivers

Addressing the press in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Chief Tony Okocha, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC in Rivers, stated, “Rivers State is at war. The dramatis personae responsible for the mayhem that has claimed lives are known. The Governor is helpless, and the police are helpless. Therefore, the APC in Rivers State is calling for a state of emergency in Rivers State as a way of taming the mayhem and the upsurge that is going on in the state. I call on the federal government to act fast in this regard.”

This appeal from the APC follows closely after Governor Fubara swore in newly appointed caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state.

This online media platform reports that this event took place on Wednesday morning at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the capital of the state, with high-level security measures in place.

This news platform reports that the appointment of the CTC chairmen was made a day following the submission of the list to the state House of Assembly, which is currently under the leadership of Speaker Victor Jumbo.

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It should be mentioned that the Federal Government has the authority to declare a state of emergency in the face of a natural disaster, civil disorder, military conflict, disease outbreak, epidemic, or any other threat to public health and safety.

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