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Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
In a statement on Wednesday, Amaechi denounced the move as unconstitutional and a violation of Nigeria’s democratic principles. He urged the National Assembly, state governors, and Nigerians to reject what he described as an “illegal power grab.”
Citing Section 188 of the Nigerian Constitution, Amaechi argued that a governor can only be removed through impeachment, not by presidential order. He also challenged Tinubu’s use of Section 305, stating that declaring a state of emergency does not grant the power to dissolve elected government structures.
Amaechi warned that Tinubu’s action has effectively suspended democracy in Rivers State and called on political stakeholders to resist what he termed an "audacious violation of the Constitution."
Commending governors who have opposed the move, he urged others to speak out, warning that failure to do so could set a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s democracy.
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