BREAKING: Tinubu Declares State of Emergency in Rivers, Suspends Governor, Deputy, Others (Video)

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara as he declares a state of emergency. 

The suspension and his declaration follows the ongoing political situation in the state.

In a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, March 18, the president suspended alongside the state governor, his deputy, Ngozi, and all members of the State House of Assembly.

Meanwhile, President Tinubu did not suspend the state judiciary.

Rather he blamed the governor and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for allowing the political crisis in the state to escalate.

He particularly criticised Fubara for failing to take action after an oil facility was blown up in the state on Tuesday night.

Nearly 24 hours after the explosion, the president stated that the governor had yet to condemn the incident or reach out to him.

The president appointed Ibok Ekwe Ibas, a rear admiral, as the state administrator.

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