Rivers Emergency Rule: South-South governors says declaration lacks constitutional backing

The South-South Governors’ Forum has said that the political situation in Rivers did not deteriorate to require emergency rule in the state, considering the provisions of Section 305(3) of Nigerian Constitution. The Chairman of the Forum, Sen. Douye Diri, who is also the Governor of Bayelsa State, made the remark on Wednesday in a statement [...]The post Rivers Emergency Rule: South-South governors says declaration lacks constitutional backing appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

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