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two female lawmakers Maria eake PDP B
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Elsa State and blessing amadi PDP River
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State on Wednesday engaged in a heated
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argument almost leading to a fight at
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the 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 armed tanu over the
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apparent personal political crisis
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between the state Governor simai fabara
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and tanu's AG Nim W the fct minister and
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the immediate past Governor of the South
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South State media reporters who
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witnessed the chaotic situation reported
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that the members of the House of
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Representatives engaged in the heated
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exchange of words as the green chamber
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prepared to debate the emergency rule in
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River State the two female lawmakers Mar
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emake PDP B Elsa and blessing amadi PDP
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engaged in a shouting match on the
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constitutionality of the president's
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decision to declare a state of emergency
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in rivers this happened before the
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commencement of the plenary it was
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gathered that he took the intervention
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of other lawmakers in the chamber to
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prevent the issue from snowballing into
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an uncontrollable situation meanwhile in
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a statement released by The PDP
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Governor's Forum chairman Senator Bala
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Abdul Kadir Muhammad governor of boui
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state the group said that the people
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people's Democratic party Governor's
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Forum PDP GF notes with grave concern
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and UT misgiving the suspension of
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democratic rule in Rivers State by
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president asaa ahed tanbu in his
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Nationwide broadcast of Tuesday the 18th
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2025 we stand in solidarity with his
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Excellency Governor Sir Simon fabara of
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Rivers State and the good people of
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River State at this very difficult and
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trying moment of the state's political
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history there is no other the time that
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our philosophy of Touch One Touch all is
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more apt than now he who goes to the
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court of equity must go with Clean Hands
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Mr President your silence on the active
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role played by your minister of the fct
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in the rivers imp pass is golden and
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enabling he has become a law unto
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himself because he was playing out your
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script now we know this is totally unat
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biased and divisive we State
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categorically that this unwarranted but
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premeditated attack on River State and
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the people's Democratic party and other
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opposition parties is today the greatest
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threat to democracy in our dear country
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Nigeria and it is an ill wind that will
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blow no one any good it is a dangerous
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course of action that will not only
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endanger our hard one democracy but will
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exacerbate the crisis in the nation
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deepen mistrust Elevate security threats
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destroy the economy and our national
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cohesion and stability the nerian
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Bar Association NBA in its response
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signed by its president Mazi aamu San
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expressed grave concern about the
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purported suspension by the president of
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the governor of River State the Deputy
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Governor and the members of the Rivers
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State House of Assembly the NBA affirmed
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their commitment to upholding the
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Constitution defending Democratic
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governance and ensuring that the rule of
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law prevails in Nigeria in their words a
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state of of emergency is an
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extraordinary measure that must be
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invoked strictly within constitutional
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limits the removal of elected officials
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under the pretext of emergency rule is
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unconstitutional and unacceptable The
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Forum completely aligns itself with the
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NBA and Promises to subject section
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3053 of the Constitution to judicial
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interpretation this authoritarian
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shenanigan is unacceptable and cannot
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stand Mr President is therefore called
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upon to listen to wise counsel and the
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voice of reason as well as accept that
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he made grievous mistakes and acted in
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haste and reverse this atrocious and
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retrograde decision before it is too
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late we have reported that the former
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vice president of Nigeria hatiku Abu
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bakar and former governor of anambra
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state Peter Obi both of whom were co-
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contestants as presidential candidates
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in the last presidential election in
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Nigeria have reacted to the state of
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emergency and suspension of elected
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government in Rivers State by President
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Bola Ahmed tanbu with a tiku accusing
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and describing president Bola Ahmed
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tanbu as a vested partisan actor in the
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political turmoil in gulfing Rivers
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State we have reported that the Nigeria
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president Boler ahed tbu in a nationwide
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broadcast on Tuesday evening for the
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first time more than a decade in the
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history of the West Africa country
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declared a state of emergency in River
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State and suspended for initial 6 months
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the the governor Simon fabara and his
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Deputy inoi ODU all elected members of
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the State House of Assembly and
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appointed retired vice admiral abok IAS
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as administrator to work with the
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existing Lords of rivers state with the
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members of the state Judiciary following
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the apparent personal political crisis
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between the rivers State Governor Sim
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aara and his former boss and the
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immediate past governor of the state
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nisim YK who is currently the minister
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of the federal capital territory fct
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that was seen a few days ago in a viral
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video apparently making carus statements
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as a government official statements
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capable of instigating a particular
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ethnic group against the government
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wherein the fct minister has said thus
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that ual people a minority group in the
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south south and if their son fabara is
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impeached nothing would happen after the
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statements why refused to apologize to
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the Ure people despite public outcry and
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condemnations days after as confirmed by
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President Bola ahed tanbu some militants
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started destroying crude oil pipelines
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in River State as media reports Trends
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and indicated that Pro YK lawmakers may
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have concluded plans to impeach governor
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