THECAPITAL.NG recalled that President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and subsequently announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and all lawmakers in the state.
The president subsequently announced the appointment of Ibok-Ete Ibas as the sole administrator to manage the affairs of the state. Following the suspension of the governor, the 11 governors of the PDP challenged the decision at the apex court….CONTINUE READING
President Bola Tinubu has told the Supreme Court to kick out the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors demanding the reversal of his declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers and the suspension of all elected officials in the oil-rich state.
The PDP governors included Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Bauchi’s Bala Mohammed, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, and Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State. Others are Peter Mbah of Enugu, Osun state’s Ademola Adeleke, Oyo of Seyi Makinde, Caleb Mutfwang of Pateau, Agbu Kefas of Taraba and Governor Dauda of Zamfara.
Like Fubara, all the governors who filed the suit are PDP members, even though Governor Oborevwori had recently dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC is the party of the president. Among the governors, Governor Eno of Akwa Ibom has also declared support for President Tinubu’s second-term ambition, leading to the rumour of his intended plan to dump the PDP and join the APC.
However, it was not yet clear if the realignment of the two governors would influence their withdrawal from the suit against the state of emergency declaration by Tinubu. The defection of the governor has been described as one of the best political moves in the two years of President Tinubu in office.
Meanwhile, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been rumoured to be making the political move to dump the PDP and join the APC. It was reported that the embattled governor met with the president in London and that Tinubu had facilitated new negotiations between him and his estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike.
