Nigeria: Senate didn’t get required two-third votes before approving emergency rule in Rivers – Tambuwal — Africa Links 24

Aminu Waziri-Tambuwal, the Senator representing Sokoto South, , has insisted that the Senate didn’t get the required two-third majority votes before approving President Bola Tinubu’s request to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Speaking with the the Sun Newspaper, Mr Tambuwal, who is also a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, said the action fell short of the provision of the constitution.

Mr Tambuwal said: “I will be speaking to you from the point of…