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Speaker 1: Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar and former Governor

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of a Nambra State, Peter Obi, both of whom were

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co contestants as presidential candidates in the last presidential election

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in Nigeria, have reacted to the state of emergency and

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suspension of elected government in Rivers State by President Bolah

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Ahmed Tanubu, with the TIKU accusing and describing President Bolah

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Hahmed Tanubu as a vested partisan actor in the political

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turmoil in Gulfing Rivers State. According to Atiku Abubaka, the

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declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State reeks

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of political manipulation and outright bad faith. Anyone paying attention

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to the unfolding crisis knows that Bola Tanubu has been

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a vested partisan actor in the political turmoil in Gulfing Rivers.

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His blatant refusal or calculated negligence in preventing this escalation

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is nothing short of disgraceful. Beyond the political scheming in Rivers,

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the brazen security breaches that led to the condemnable destruction

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of national infrastructure in the state land squarely on the

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President’s desk, Tanubu cannot evade responsibility for the chaos his

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administration has either enabled or failed to prevent. It is

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an unforgivable failure that, under Tanubu’s watch, the Niger Delta

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has been thrown back into an era of violent unrest

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and instability, undoing the hard won piece secured by the

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late President Omaru Yaadua. Years of progress have been recklessly

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raised in pursuit of selfish political calculations. If federal infrastructure

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in Rivers has been compromised, the President bears full responsibility

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punishing the people of Rivers State just to serve the

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political gamesmanship between the governor and President. Bolahamed Tanubus enablers

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in the federal government is nothing less than an assault

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on democracy and must be condemned in the strongest terms.

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Peter Obi said, it is unfortunate that sixteen years after

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independence and nearly thirty years of our celebrated unbroken civil rule,

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our democracy is still marred by undemocratic practices and values.

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A significant percentage of our elections are deeply flawed, manipulated

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to serve the interests of a select few rather than

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reflecting the truell of the people. Governance at most levels

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does not reflect the genuine values and aspirations of the

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people because the welfare of the citizens is often neglected

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in practice. Looking at the ongoing crisis in Rivers State,

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we see yet another glaring example of how our democracy

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and governments is not serving its purpose the welfare of

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the people of River State. The disagreement is not about

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improving the measurable indices of development, education, health care, or

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lifting people out of poverty, but rather for reasons that

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do not in any way benefit the people of Rivers

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State and Nigeria in general. I fully understand the impact

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of what is happening in Rivers State. The real news

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is of the people, their wealth and the future of

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the society the children will live in. My respectful appeal

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to all those involved is to reconsider their positions and

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reflect on the grace God has bestowed upon them. As leaders.

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They must think about the suffering people of Rivers State

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and work towards a better future for their children. My

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commitment remains to continuously remember them in earnest prayers and

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to advocate for their well being. I also appeal to

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well meaning Nigerians and the Federal government in the spirit

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of true democracy and good governance to use their offices

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to restore normalcy and bring an end to this crisis.

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We had reported that the Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tenubu,

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in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday evening, for the first

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time more than a decade in the history of the

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West Africa country, declared a state of emergency in Rivers

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State and suspended for initial six months. The governor, similar

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A Favara, and his deputy in Ghaziodu, all elected members

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of the State House Assembly and appointed retired Vice Admiral

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abokit Ibas as administrator to work with the existing laws

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of Rivers State with the members of the state judiciary.

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Following the apparent personal political crisis between the Rivers State

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Governor Similarly Favara and his former boss and the immediate

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past governor of the state, Nisum Wiki, who is currently

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the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, that was

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seen a few days ago in a viral video apparently

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making Kalis statements as a government official, statements capable of

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instigating a particular ethnic group against the government wherein the

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FCT minister has said thus that Ijour people, a minority

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group in the South South and if their son Favara

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is impeached, nothing would happened. After the statements, Wiki refused

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to apologize to the Ijore people despite public outcry and condemnations.

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Days after, as confirmed by President Bolah Ahmed Tenubu, some

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militants started destroying crude oil pipelines in rec As. Status

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media reports trends and indicated that pro YK lawmakers may

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have concluded plans to impeach governors, similarly for Baradi, bringing

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you bring new in a more logical way