•••Suspend Gov. Fubara, His Deputy and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months

By Ogba O. Ogba

DELTA – Worried by the continuous political crisis in Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Tinubu made the proclamation during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months.

Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution interprets a state of emergency as a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures to regain control.
“A state of emergency allows the President to immediately make any desired regulations to secure public order and safety”.