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Emergency rule in Rivers not a threat to democracy – Ladoja

Published on March 30, 2025 at 02:34 PM

A former governor of Oyo State, Rasidi Ladoja has declared that, contrary to insinuations, the recently declared state of emergency in Rivers State is not a threat to democracy.

Ladoja who doubled as the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland made this declaration while addressing journalists at his Bodija Ibadan residence on Sunday.

Speaking shortly after the Eld-el-Fitri prayers, Ladoja insisted that President Bola Tinubu has his own reason for taking the decision.

He said that the state of emergency is not in any way a threat to democracy contrary to what many people have been saying.

Ladoja while speaking further, maintained that it is time for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the suspended governor, Siminialayi Fubara, to sit together and chart a way forward.

He advised them to use the period of six months to settle all their differences.

“The state of emergency in Rivers State is not a threat to democracy at all. The President has his reason for doing it. It is not a threat to democracy. It is a warning to other governors to sit tight.

“Now, there is relative peace in Rivers State.

“I believe everything will be stabilised in the next six months.

“It is now time for Wike and Fubara to sit down and talk and say what are we fighting for? They should sit down and talk.

“They should use this period of emergency to settle their differences in the interest of the state. They should say, what are we fighting for? Why are we fighting?”

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