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Why Tinubu declared state of emergency in Rivers – Presidency

Published on March 24, 2025 at 08:33 AM

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.

The President also declared a state of emergency in Rivers while appointing a sole administrator.

However, Tinubu's 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.

Onanuga disclosed this in an article titled “Imagine Rivers State Without a State of Emergency,”; published on Sunday.

He explained that Section 305 of the Constitution empowers the President to act when there is a threat to law, order, or economic security.

He said: “Impeachment threats might have spurred attacks on lawmakers by the governor’s supporters, while militants in the creeksâ€”primed to sabotage critical oil infrastructureâ€”could have plunged Nigeria’s oil production back to pre-2023 lows.”;

He further alleged that militants were awaiting instructions from Fubara before launching attacks on pipelines.

“Intelligence confirmed that militants, told by Fubara to await signals, were already targeting pipelines, risking a collapse in output and a Niger Delta domino effect,”; Onanuga added.