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Speaker 1: Two female lawmakers, Mariema Kake PDP Bialsa State and Blessing

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Amadi PDP Rivers State, on Wednesday engaged in a heated argument,

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almost leading to a fight at the National Assembly ahead

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of the plenary session scheduled by the National Assembly leadership

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to discuss, approve or reject the proclamation of state of

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emergency declared on Tuesday night by President Bola Ahmed Tanubu

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over the apparent personal political crisis between the state Governor,

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siminol Aphabara and Tanubu’s aid Nison Yk, the FCT Minister

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and the immediate past governor of the South South State.

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Media reporters who witnessed the chaotic situation reported that the

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members of the House of Representatives engaged in the heated

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exchange of words as the Green Chamber prepared to debate

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the emergency rule in Rivers State, the two female lawmakers,

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Mariema Khake PDP Bielsa and Blessing Amadi PDP, engaged in

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a shouting match on the constitutionality of the President’s decision

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to declare a state of emergency in Rivers. This happened

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before the commencement of the plenary. It was gathered that

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he took the intervention of other lawmakers in the chamber

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to prevent the issue from snowballing into an uncontrollable situation. Meanwhile,

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in a statement released by the PDP Governor’s Forum Chairman,

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Senator Balah Abdul Kadir Mohammad, Governor of Bauchi State, the

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group said that the People’s Democratic Party Governor’s Forum PDPGF

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notes with grave concern and utter misgiving the suspension of

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democratic rule in Rivers State by President assawajubolah Ahmed Tanubu

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in his nationwide broadcast of Tuesday, the eighteenth of March

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twenty twenty five. We stand in solidarity with His Excellency,

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Governes Sir simonole A Fabara of Rivers State and the

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good people of River’s State at this very difficult and

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trying moment of the state’s political history. There is no

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other time that our philosophy of touch one, touch all

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is more apt than now. He who goes to the

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court of equity must go with clean hands. Mister President,

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your silence on the active role played by your Minister

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of the FCT in the River’s impass is golden and enabling.

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He has become a law unto himself because he was

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playing out your script. Now we know this is totally

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unstatemently biased and divisive. We state categorically that this unwarranted

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but premeditated attack on Rivers State and the People’s Democratic

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Party and other opposition parties is today the greatest threat

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to democracy in our dear country, Nigeria, and it is

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an ill wind that will blow no one any good.

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It is a dangerous course of action that will not

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only endanger our hard won democracy, but will exacerbate the

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crises in the nation, deepen mistrust, elevate security threats, destroy

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the economy and our national cohesion and stability. The aran

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Bar Association NBA, in its response, signed by its President,

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Marzi Hafermosigwe Sam, expressed grave concern about the purported suspension

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by the President of the Governor of Rivers State, the

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Deputy Governor and the members of the Rivers State House

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of Assembly. The NBA affirmed their commitment to upholding the Constitution,

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defending democratic governance and ensuring that the rule of law

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prevails in Nigeria. In their words, a state of emergency

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is an extraordinary measure that must be invoked strictly within

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constitutional limits. The removal of elected officials under the pretext

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of emergency rule is unconstitutional and unacceptable. The Forum completely

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aligns itself with the NBA and promises to subject Section

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three hundred and five three of the Constitution to judicial interpretation.

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This authoritarian shenanigan is unacceptable and cannot stand. Mister President

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is therefore called upon to na listened to wise counsel

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and the voice of reason, as well as except that

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he made grievous mistakes and acted in haste and reversed

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this atrocious and retrograde decision before it is too late.

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We have reported that the former Vice President of Nigeria

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Atiku Abubakar and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi,

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both of whom were co contestants as presidential candidates in

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the last presidential election in Nigeria, have reacted to the

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state of emergency and suspension of elected government in Rivers

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State by President Bolahmed Tanubu, with the TIKU accusing and

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describing President Bolahmed Tanubu as a vested partisan actor in

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the political turmoil engulfing Rivers State. We have reported that

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the Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tanubu, in a nationwide broadcast

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on Tuesday evening, for the first time more than a

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decade in the history of the West Africa country, declared

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a state of emergency in River’s State and suspended for

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initial six months. The Governor, Siminal Aphabara and his deputy

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in Ghaziodu all elected members of the State House of

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Assembly and appointed retired Vice Admiral Abokatibas as administrator to

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work with the existing laws of Rivers State with the

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members of the state judiciary. Following the apparent personal political

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crisis between the Rivers State Governor Siminal Aphabara and his

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former boss and the immediate past governor of the state,

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Nissum Wikai, who is currently the Minister of the Federal

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Capital Territory FCT, that was seen a few days ago

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in a viral video apparently making Kalis statements as a

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government official, statements capable of instigating a particular ethnic group

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against the government wherein the FCT minister has said thus

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that Injure people a minority group in the South South

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and if their son Fabara is impeached, nothing would happened.

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After the statements, Ykai refused to apologize to the Ijore

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people despite public outcry and condemnations. Days after, as confirmed

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by President Bolah Ahmed Nubu, some militants started destroying crude

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oil pipelines in Rivers State, as media reports trends and

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indicated that pro y K lawmakers may have concluded plans

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to impeach governor. Similarly, for barahm whats us one home,

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