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Rivers Emergency Rule: Reason for my silence – Jonathan

by NewsNet Nigeria
6 months ago
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Rivers Emergency Rule: Reason for my silence – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday, shied away from commenting on the recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers and the suspension of the governor, his deputy and members of the state House of Assembly.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu had, in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency, citing the escalating political crisis in the state as reason for the action.

NAN also reports that the suspension of the governor, his deputy and members of the House of Assembly was for an initial period of six months.

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Jonathan, while speaking at a colloquium organised by Haske Satumari Foundation in Abuja on Saturday, said that a lot of people had reached out to him for his comment on the political situation in Rivers.

“As a leader from the Niger Delta, people had been reaching out to me for my comment on the political situation in Rivers State,” he said.

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The former president, however, said that it was not the norm for former presidents to comment on policies and actions of their successors, to avoid heating up the polity.

Jonatha, who refused to make any specific comment on the development, however, went proverbial.

“The situation in Rivers State is like an Indian proverb which says that if somebody is really sleeping, you can easily wake up him, but if the person is pretending to sleep, it will be difficult to wake such a person up,” he said.

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The former president, who was the chairman of the occasion, urged the country’s leadership to avoid taking actions that can negatively impact the image of Nigeria.

NAN reports that the colloquium was on promoting social change and empowerment through diversity, equity and inclusion.

Source: Vanguard

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