Call for a State of Emergency in Osun, a senseless after thought from a frustrated naysayer of the likes of Ajibola Basiru – Osun Gov’t

…President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Democrat, wise enough not to be rail roaded into such The Osun state Government is miffed and constrained to react to a statement credited to the APC National scribe, Senator Ajibola Basiru in which he urges the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to extend…

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Suspension of elected officials in Rivers State is an aberration, slap on constitution

By Dr. Farah Dagogo The Declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu raises serious constitutional questions under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) Since President Tinubu admits that the Governor and Deputy Governor did not request the proclamation (as required under Section 305(5),…

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FLASHBACK: How Tinubu rejected State Of Emergency declared By Jonathan

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, declared State of Emergency in Rivers amid protracted political crisis. In the nationwide broadcast in which he made the declaration, Tinubu said, “No good and responsible President will standby and allow the grave situation to continue without taking remedial steps prescribed by the Constitution to address the situation in the…

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