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River State's partial military ruler a
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retired vice admiral and former Nigeria
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chief of Naval staff iok EAS on Thursday
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evening made his Maiden Statewide
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broadcast calling on any troublemakers
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apparently speaking directly to the
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militants who have been linked to the
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destruction and bombing of crude oil
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pipelines in the state to desist from
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such act henceforth because his
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government is appointed by President
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Bola ahed tanu as a sole administrator
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in Rivers State and approved by both the
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House of Representatives and the Senate
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of the National Assembly on Thursday has
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no patient to act against any action
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that threatened the peace social and
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economic stability of the oil Rich River
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State this former presidential
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spokesperson on New Media Basher Ahmed
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revealed that it was under the
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leadership of former president muhammadu
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buhari in 2018 that the National
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Assembly repealed and enacted a new law
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that gave the president the powers to
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suspend an elected sitting governor and
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lawmakers in the State House of Assembly
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but by Nigeria legal system the acts
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enacted by the National Assembly
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automatically becomes noid and void when
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the acts or laws enacted by the National
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Assembly contradicted or violated any
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session of the Nigeria 1999 Constitution
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as amended according to Basher Ahmed
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former presidential spokesperson on New
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Media through his ex social media handle
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on Wednesday in February 2018 the
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Nigerian Senate passed the emergency
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Powers repeal and reenactment Bill
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2018 the ACT says the president May with
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the approval of the National Assembly
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suspend a state Governor or the local
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government chairman in an emergency area
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during an emergency period the sole
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administrator of River State retired
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vice admiral ibok EAS during his made an
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address after assuming office in Port
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harcour assured residents that he is not
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in the state as a partisan actor or
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political competitor that led to the
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Declaration of the state of emergency in
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the state but as a stabilizing Force to
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restore governance and order in the
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South South State of Nigeria the partial
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military Governor IAS issued a Stern
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warning against crude oil sabotage and
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violence urging residents to resist any
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temptation to return to past hostilities
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for decades I have dedicated my life to
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the service of our great nation first as
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the 20th indigenous chief of Naval staff
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and later as Nigeria's High Commissioner
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to Ghana I answered this call out of the
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need for peace in Nigeria and most
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importantly in River State Eva stated he
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acknowledged the hardships faced by
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families and businesses due to the
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prevailing uncertainty as a son of the
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Niger Delta I am one of you I feel the
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weight of this crisis on families
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businesses and the future of our people
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he said IAS commended president Bowa
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tobu's decisive action in declaring a
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state of emergency in River State
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stressing that it was a necessary move
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to restore stability and revive economic
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activities my mandate is clear restore
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Law and Order ensure stability and
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create an enabling environment for
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economic growth but this Mission
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requires Collective support from all
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stakeholders regardless of political
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affiliation or ethnicity he stated he
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discouraged attacks on oil
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reminding residents of the devastating
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environmental and economic consequences
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of such actions the Niger Delta has
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moved beyond the destruction of oil
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facilities we must resist the temptation
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to return to those ugly days he
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cautioned while pledging to uphold civil
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liberties and the rule of law the sole
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administrator warned that lawlessness
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and violence would not be tolerated we
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will not act arbitrarily but we will not
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hesitate to deal decisively with anyone
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who threaten the peace and stability of
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River State he declared IAS revealed
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that he had concluded a State security
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council meeting where strategic measures
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were outlined to deescalate tensions and
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prevent further conflict expressing
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gratitude to president tbu for
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entrusting him with the responsibility
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he also acknowledged the National
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Assembly for approving the emergency
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declaration I will work closely with the
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national leadership under the guidance
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of the president I am optimistic that
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River State will emerge stronger and
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greater he concluded we have reported
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that the Nigeria lawmakers in the lower
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chamber of the House of Representatives
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have approved the proclamation and
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Declaration of a state of emergency in
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River State along with the six-month
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suspension of Governor simai favara his
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Deputy Mrs inoi ODU and all elected
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members of the assembly as announced by
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President Bola Ahmed tanbu on Tuesday
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night we have reported that President
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Bola ahed to nubu eight nasam we K who
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is the Minister of the federal capital
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territory fct and the immediate P
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governor of river state that is widely
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believed to be the apparent root cause
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of the political crisis in the state who
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shortly after the swearing in of
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Governor simai favara wek help to the
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seat of power was accused by the sitting
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governor simai favara of trying to use
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the State House of Assembly to frustrate
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and impeach him from Office simply
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because favara refused to accept certain
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terms and conditions they both had in
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private which till now both refused to
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tell the public the apparent personal
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political misunderstandings that made
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the governor favara to resort to
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self-defense by thus applying some
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measures within his powers as the
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governor to frustrate and stop his
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impeachment from the probably instigated
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Rivers State House of Assembly lawmakers
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whose majority of them up to 27 members
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are seemly loyal to the fct min Minister
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who we a few days ago was the person
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that announced through the media to the
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general public that if an a your son
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Simon fabara is impeached nothing would
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happened a statement he made suggesting
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he may have conspired with the lawmakers
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to impeach the governor because by his
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statements during the press conference
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he was probably already doing damage
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control even when the House of Assembly
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has not served the governor an
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impeachment notice but in the face of
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the forego ing facts the Nigeria
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Minister of Justice and the Attorney
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General of the Federation Latif fagbemi
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at a press briefing a few hours ago at
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the State House in Abuja exonerated the
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fct minister and said categorically that
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the fct minister has no hand in the
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political crisis that has engulfed the
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oil Rich Rivers State leading to
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militants bombing crude oil pipelines to
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destroy Nigeria economy probably as a
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way of protesting against the federal
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government's seemly one-sided style of
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handling misunderstandings in the state
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we have reported that two female
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lawmakers Marie eake PDP by Elsa State
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and blessing amadi PDP River State on
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Wednesday engaged in a heated argument
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almost leading to a fight at the
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National Assembly ahead of the plary
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session scheduled by the National
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Assembly leadership to discuss approve
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or reject the proclamation of state of
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emergency declared on Tuesday night by
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President Bola Ahmed tanu over over the
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apparent personal political crisis
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between the state Governor Sim alai
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fabara and tanu's a n we the fct
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minister and the immediate past Governor
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of the South South State we have
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reported that the former vice president
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of Nigeria atiu Abu bakar and former
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governor of anambra state Peter Obi both
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of whom were co-c contestants as
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presidential candidates in the last
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presidential election in Nigeria have
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reacted to the state of emergency
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suspension of elected government in
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River State by President Bola Ahmed
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tanbu with a tiu accusing and describing
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president Bola Ahmed tbu is a vested
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partisan actor in the political turmoil
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in gulfing Rivers State we have reported
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that the Nigeria president Boler ahed
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tanbu in a nationwide broadcast on
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Tuesday evening for the first time more
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than a decade in the history of the West
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Africa country declared a state of
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emergency in Rivers State and suspended
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for initial months the governor Simon
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fabara and his Deputy Mrs inoi ODU all
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elected members of the State House of
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Assembly and appointed retired vice
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admiral iok EAS as administrator to work
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with the existing laws of rivers state
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with the members of the state Judiciary
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following the apparent personal
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political crisis between the rivers
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State Governor simai favara and his
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former boss and the immediate past
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governor of the state nasam we who is
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currently the minister of the Fed
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federal capital territory fct that was
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seen a few days ago in a viral video
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apparently making Caris statements as a
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government official statements capable
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of instigating a particular ethnic group
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against the government wherein the fct
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minister has said thus that ual people a
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minority group in the south south and if
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their son fabara is impeached nothing
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would happen after the statements wek
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refused to apologize to the idor people
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despite public outcry condemnations days
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after as confirmed by President Bola
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ahed tanbu some militants started
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destroying crude oil pipelines in River
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State as media reports Trends and
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indicated that Pro we lawmakers may have
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concluded plans to impeach Governor
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leadership civil liberties and
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fundamental human rights will be
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protected the rule of law will remain
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however those who seek to sabotage the
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social or economic stability of River
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State and National infrastructure and
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institutions within the state or who
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attempt to disrupt the peace for selfish
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and destructive ends will find no
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actions there will be no room for
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lawlessness no space for violence and no
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patience for actions that threaten our
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well-being we will not act
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abitrary but neither will we hesitate to
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enforce the law when
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necessary let no one be in
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doubt we will uphold Justice and
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fairness but we will also ensure that
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prevails bring you the needs in a more
