2027: Rivers emergency Rule won’t affect Tinubu’s second term – Senator Arise

By John Alechenu

ABUJA – An Ekiti State chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ayodele Arise, has expressed assurance that the six-month exigency regularisation imposed connected Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu volition not negatively interaction his chances of securing re-election successful 2027.

President Tinubu had suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and members of the State Assembly pursuing the proclamation of a authorities of emergency, which lasted six months. A erstwhile Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), was appointed arsenic sole head to oversee the authorities during the period.

At the extremity of the six months, the suspension was lifted, and each elected officials, including the politician and lawmakers, were reinstated.

Speaking with reporters successful Abuja connected Sunday, Senator Arise, who represented Ekiti North Senatorial District betwixt 2007 and 2011, said the President’s involution prevented Rivers from sliding into chaos.

He explained that earlier the exigency rule, governmental tensions successful the authorities had escalated, starring to convulsive incidents and threats to captious infrastructure.

Arise stated:

“By and large, we person to convey Mr. President for taking the determination helium took. The concern successful Rivers State astatine the clip was astir getting retired of hand. The involution was indispensable to reconstruct bid and safeguard captious nationalist assets.”

He added that Rivers remains strategical to Nigeria’s system and that bid successful the authorities was important for the lipid and state sector.

On governmental implications, Arise dismissed suggestions that the determination would outgo President Tinubu enactment successful Rivers State. According to him, the APC has strengthened its grassroots structures, citing the party’s show successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination and caller section authorities polls.

He noted that some Governor Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, person roles to play successful ensuring bid and stableness successful the state, portion besides emphasizing their power successful shaping grassroots authorities up of 2027.

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