{"id":156286,"date":"2025-03-24T09:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/why-tinubu-declared-state-of-emergency-in-rivers-presidency"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:48:49","slug":"why-tinubu-declared-state-of-emergency-in-rivers-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubu-declared-state-of-emergency-in-rivers-presidency","title":{"rendered":"Why Tinubu declared state of emergency in Rivers \u2013 Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu suspended Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and declared a state of emergency in the state due to security intelligence reports.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Tinubu had suspended Fubara, his deputy, and members of the State House of Assembly for six months.<\/p>\n<p>The President also declared a state of emergency in Rivers while appointing a sole administrator.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said intelligence reports indicated that militants were already targeting oil pipelines, posing a serious threat to national security and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Onanuga disclosed this in an article titled \u201cImagine Rivers State Without a State of Emergency,\u201d published on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that Section 305 of the Constitution empowers the President to act when there is a threat to law, order, or economic security.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cImpeachment threats might have spurred attacks on lawmakers by the governor\u2019s supporters, while militants in the creeks\u2014primed to sabotage critical oil infrastructure\u2014could have plunged Nigeria\u2019s oil production back to pre-2023 lows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further alleged that militants were awaiting instructions from Fubara before launching attacks on pipelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntelligence confirmed that militants, told by Fubara to await signals, were already targeting pipelines, risking a collapse in output and a Niger Delta domino effect,\u201d Onanuga added.<\/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. The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu suspended Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and declared a state of emergency in the state due to security intelligence reports. Recall that Tinubu had suspended Fubara, his deputy, and members of the State House of Assembly for six months. 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