{"id":162713,"date":"2025-05-16T12:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-wants-rivers-destroyed-for-competing-with-lagos-lawyer-chetam-nwala"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T12:43:18","slug":"tinubu-wants-rivers-destroyed-for-competing-with-lagos-lawyer-chetam-nwala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-wants-rivers-destroyed-for-competing-with-lagos-lawyer-chetam-nwala","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu wants Rivers destroyed for competing with Lagos \u2013 Lawyer, Chetam Nwala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A prominent lawyer and indigene of Rivers State, Chetam Thierry Nwala, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Nwala accused Tinubu of harbouring animosity towards the state and intentionally trying to cripple its economy due to its perceived competition with Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawyer, Tinubu has made investments not to come to Rivers, alleging that the President has even destroyed the little livelihood they were managing.<\/p>\n<p>The Lawyer spoke on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show programme.<\/p>\n<p>Nwala expressed deep concern over the federal government\u2019s actions, which he believes are politically motivated and unjustified.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that the only solution is to restore democracy to the oil rich South-South state, saying that what the President has done is against the wishes of Rivers people, and against the spirit of our Constitution and our laws.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe emergence of Ibas in Rivers State today has destroyed Rivers\u2019 economy and destroyed Rivers State completely. I don\u2019t blame him so much. I blame the President because I think that there is this animosity the President has against Rivers people. It is very obvious from the facts on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have held the view that the President wants to destroy Rivers State because it is in direct competition with Lagos, which he controls. And this is a problem for us. It\u2019s a major problem, because if he destroys Rivers State for Lagos to thrive, it tells so much about what the President is doing.\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 prominent lawyer and indigene of Rivers State, Chetam Thierry Nwala, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in the state. Nwala accused Tinubu of harbouring animosity towards the state and intentionally trying to cripple its economy due to its perceived competition with Lagos. 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