Nigeria: Emergency rule in Rivers, Fubara’s removal undemocratic — Obi — Africa Links 24

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has described the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers as undemocratic.

In a reaction on his X handle on Wednesday, Mr Obi said that the action was against the rule of law, and capable of undermining Nigeria’s democracy.

Mr Obi said that it was grossly unconstitutional to remove a serving governor of a state through a unilateral declaration of state of emergency.

He said that the situation was capable of …