President Tinubu Vows to Lift Rivers State Emergency Rule Once Normalcy Returns
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will lift the state of emergency in Rivers State once normalcy is restored, according to Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. He assured that President Tinubu remains committed to reinstating full democratic governance as soon as possible and has no intention of taking over or appointing a governor for the state. |Furthermore, he described the decision as necessary but painful, emphasizing that the President acted within constitutional provisions to address the governance breakdown, where the Assembly was non-functional and the executive faced serious challenges as he stressed that the move was to prevent further violence and ensure stability.
