{"id":155955,"date":"2025-03-21T09:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/constitutional-lawyer-backs-tinubus-emergency-rule-fubara-removal"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:32:06","slug":"constitutional-lawyer-backs-tinubus-emergency-rule-fubara-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/constitutional-lawyer-backs-tinubus-emergency-rule-fubara-removal","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional lawyer backs Tinubu\u2019s Emergency rule, Fubara removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Roy Nweze has backed the recent emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>Nweze said Tinubu\u2019s decision was to restore normalcy in the oil-rich state, and to protect lives and property of residents.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu had on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency, which led to the suspension of Governor Siminialayi Fubara, the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu and the state House of Assembly lawmakers for six months.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, Nweze lauded Tinubu, saying his quick intervention had saved destruction of valuable properties and waste of human lives in River State.<\/p>\n<p>He dismissed those criticizing the action of the president, saying \u201cI want to say that nobody is saying that the president does not have the power to declare a state of emergency in any state if an extraordinary situation arises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat some people are saying is that, yes, the president has the power to declare a state of emergency, but in making such a declaration, he should not suspend the governor of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody is doubting the fact that Section 305 of the 1999 constitution as amended gives the president the power to declare a state of emergency in any state and then to approach the National Assembly for ratification of the declaration if they see it fit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, those who are making categorical statements that the president cannot suspend or can suspend the state elected officials, of course they know within themselves that they cannot stand their feet, and say that they are too sure of what they are saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nweze noted that the declaration of a state of emergency by the president pertains to the existence of an extraordinary situation, an abnormal situation which the declaration seeks to arrest in order to restore normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, it may sometimes happen that the people who are causing this, the people who are responsible for the declaration of a state of emergency may be the people who are in office like the governor, the deputy governor, the House of Assembly members, as is clearly the case in River State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, now the question will be since a declaration of a state of emergency involves restriction of rights, if the governor, the deputy governor and the House of Assembly members are not suspended, how is he going to handle the security situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, we are dealing with a state where the governor and the House of Assembly members have been having problems since 2023 or thereabout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, this problem culminated in the burning of the state House house of Assembly. Now, there is a video in circulation where the governor told the youths that when it would be needed for them to act, he would tell them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, the question then is, whether the present acts of blowing up oil pipelines, gas pipelines, whether those youths have actually not been instructed,\u201d he added..<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the constitutional rights of the President to declare a state of emergency in River State, Nweze said: \u201cI am saying that there is no way the president will arrest the situation in River State without suspending the governor and the House of Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe in sentiments. The law has to be said the way it ought to be said, because in the interpretation of law, you must take so many things into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I said before, the declaration of a state of emergency means that there exists an abnormal set of affairs that will need to be dealt with in some extraordinary ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe need for the application of those extraordinary ways to deal with the situation is what underlies the essence of the declaration of a state of emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Roy Nweze has backed the recent emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. Nweze said Tinubu\u2019s decision was to restore normalcy in the oil-rich state, and to protect lives and property of residents. 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