Reps vote in support of Rivers emergency rule
The House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in support of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbass read the president’s letter during a plenary session on Thursday.
When put in a voice vote, the lawmakers overwhelmingly backed President Tinubu’s declaration, approving his decision.
According to Abbass, 240 lawmakers attended the session, meaning there was a quorum.
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months following the political crisis that had rocked the state.
