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Speaker 1: Nigeria, lawmakers in the lower chamber of the House of

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Representatives have approved the proclamation and declaration of a state

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of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six month

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suspension of Governor Seminalae Fabara, his deputy, missus Ingoziodu, and

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all elected members of the Assembly, as announced by President

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Bolah Ahmed Tenubu on Tuesday night. Major newspapers and television

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media in Nigeria who have correspondents at the National Assembly,

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the West Africa Legislative Complex, reported that the seal of

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approval for the President’s proclamation came via voice spoke during

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cleanery on Thursday. The Speaker, Tajudine Abbys, who presided over

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the cleanery, called on members to make their contribution. During

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the consideration of the general principles of the President’s report,

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the new lawmaker and Deputy Spokesman of the House, Philipp

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ag Besse, recommended the setting up of a National Mediation

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Committee to broke a piece between Governor Seminale Fabara and

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the River’s State House of Assembly, which the House approved

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the prayer. The minority whip of the House recommended that

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the six months suspension on the River’s governor and the

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state legislature should not be cast in stone. If peace

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is reached between the two parties, the emergency rule should

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be lifted before six months, he said a prayer the

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House also granted. The Speaker had earlier read a letter

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from the President notifying the House of the declaration of

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a state of emergency in the state. Before the letter

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was read, the House dissolved into an executive session, which

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lasted for about ten minutes. An attempt by the Harvey

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lawmaker ove Agwancha to stop the debate on the general

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principles of the letter, citing Section three hundred and five

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six B of the Constitution, which requires that the House

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must have two thirds of its members in cleanery, was

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overruled by the speaker. Speaker of the House of Representatives,

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Tadudine Abbess, confirmed the two hundred and forty A lawmakers

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attended the session satisfying the quorum requirements. The motion for

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approval was observed to be strongly supported by Honorable Odenarcho

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Miriam Monuova, who represents a Kigwa North Federal constituency of

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Imo State. Onuoha also not argued for a reduction in

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the six months suspension period imposed on Governor Siminala Ae

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Febara and other affected officials. I rise to second. This

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motion has moved by my brother that this House due

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support the proclamation in view that it should be reduced

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shorter than the six months period when the two parties

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come to the table, whether it is tomorrow or earlier

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than that. Iso second the motion she stated during the session.

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Reported as monitored by Sahara A reporters via NASTV, we

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have reported that President Bola Ahmed Tenubu had near Samuiki,

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who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT

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and the immediate past governor of Rivers State that is

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widely believed to be the apparent route Corps calls of

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the political crisis in the state, who shortly after the

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swearing in of Governor Seminalari Forabara week helped to the

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seat of power, was accused by the sitting Governor, Siminalari

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Favara of trying to use the State House of Assembly

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to frustrate and impeach him from office simply because he

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Forabara refused to accept certain terms and conditions they both

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had in private, which till now both refused to tell

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the public the apparent personal political misunderstandings that made the

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Governor Forbara to resort to self defense by thus applying

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some measures within his powers as the governor to frustrate

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and stop his impeachment from the probably instigated Rivers State

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House of Assembly lawmakers, whose majority of them up to

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twenty seven members, as seemly loyal to the FCT minister,

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who week a few days ago was the person that

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announced through the media to the general public that if

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a nigaw Son, Siminar E Favara is impeached, nothing would happened,

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a statement he made suggesting he may have conspired with

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the lawmakers to impeach the governor because by his statements

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during the press conference, he was probably already doing damage control,

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even when the House of Assembly has not served the

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governor an impeachment notice. But in the face of the

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foregoing facts, the Nigeria Minister of Justice and the Attorney

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General of the Federation, Latif Fagbmi, at a press briefing

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a few hours ago at the State House in Abuja,

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exonerated the FCT Minister and said categorically that the FCT

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Minister has no hand in the political crisis that has

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engulfed the oil rich Rivers State, leading to militants bombing

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crude oil pipelines to destroy nigeria economy, probably as a

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way of protesting against the federal government seemly one sided

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style of handling misunderstandings in the state. We had reported

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that two female lawmakers, Marie Ebakhake PDP by Elsa State

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and Blessing Amadi PDP Rivers State, on Wednesday engaged in

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a heated argument, almost leading to a fight at the

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National Assembly ahead of the plenary session scheduled by the

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National Assembly leadership to discuss, approve or reject the proclamation

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of state of emergency declared on Tuesday night by President

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Bola Ahmed Tanubu over the apparent personal political crisis between

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the state Governor, siminol Aphabara and Tanubu’s aid Near Smike,

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the FCT minister and the immediate past governor of the

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South South State. We have reported that the former Vice

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President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar and former Governor of Annambra State,

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Peter Obi, both of whom were co contestants as presidential

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candidates in the last presidential election, in Nigeria have reacted

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to the state of emergency and suspension of elected government

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in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tanubu, with Atiku

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accusing and describing President Bolah Ahmed Tanubu as a vested

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partisan actor in the political turmoil gulfing Rivers State. We

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had reported that the Nigeria President, Bolar Ahmed Tenubu, in

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a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday evening, for the first time

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more than a decade in the history of the West

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Africa country, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State

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and suspended for initial six months. The Governor, Siminalaephabura and

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his deputy, missus Ingoziodu all elected members of the State

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House of Assembly and appointed retired Vice Admiral Ibokhi Tibas

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as administrator to work with the existing laws of Rivers

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State with the members of the state judiciary. Following the

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apparent personal political crisis between the Rivers State Governor Siminlaephabura

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and his former boss and the immediate past governor of

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the state, near Samwiki, who is currently the Minister of

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the Federal Capital Territory FCT, that was seen a few

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days ago in a viral video apparently making Kalis statements

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as a government official, statements capable of instigating a particular

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ethnic group against the government, wherein the FCT minister has

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said thus that Injure people a minority group in the

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South South and if their son Favara is impeached, nothing

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would happened. After the statements, we Ka refused to apologize

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to the Injure people despite public outcry and condemnations. Days after,

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as confirmed by President Bolah Ahmed Tanubu, some militants started

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destroying crude oil pipelines in Rivers State, as media reports

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trends and indicated that pro we K lawmakers may have

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concluded plans to impeach governors. Similarly for Vara.

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Speaker 2: Any more contributionals any more contributionals, Oh we put a questions?

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Are we ready to put the questions? Are we ready?

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Is the port of the request of mister President of

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a mende I the port of these request from mister

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President as a mende jut say, I was just saying

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that is a bit thank you very much to.

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Speaker 1: Walk together with all the stakeholders red bringay you. Then

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in the mortgage is aware