{"id":155983,"date":"2025-03-21T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-crisis-fubara-speaks-behaves-like-student-union-president-joe-igbokwe"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:35:23","slug":"rivers-crisis-fubara-speaks-behaves-like-student-union-president-joe-igbokwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-crisis-fubara-speaks-behaves-like-student-union-president-joe-igbokwe","title":{"rendered":"Rivers crisis: Fubara speaks, behaves like student union president \u2013 Joe Igbokwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Amid the controversy surrounding the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has claimed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara never spoke as a governor.<\/p>\n<p>According to Igbokwe, the embattled governor only speaks and behaves like a student union president and not a governor.<\/p>\n<p>A post on his Facebook page reads: \u201cIn actions and deeds, Fubara never spoke as a sitting governor. He behaved and spoke like a Student Union President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State over the political crisis in the state and consequently suspended Governor Fubara, his deputy, and all elected lawmakers, a move that has divided Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Many stakeholders, especially opposition figures, have strongly opposed the proclamation, stating that it is illegal for the president to suspend elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the outrage, the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday gave approval for the emergency rule in Rivers State.<\/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. Amid the controversy surrounding the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has claimed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara never spoke as a governor. 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