JUST IN: Rivers emergency proclamation suit against Tinubu dismissed
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The suit which was filed on the 18th of March was dismissed on Thursday by Justice James Omotosho in the Country's capital...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed the suit filed against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers state,
The suit which was filed on the 18th of March, was dismissed on Thursday, by Justice James Omotosho in the Country’s capital.
The state of emergency, declared by President Tinubu, led to Siminalayi Fubara, the state’s gorvernor’s suspension. The members of the Rivers state House of Assembly were also suspended for six months.
The Federal Court, while ruling in favor of President Tinubu, stated that the state of emergency was declared to prevent a breakdown of law and order. Justice Omotosho also explained that the claims made against the president were frivolous and baseless.
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