The supreme powers of the President(5), by Eric Teniola

From last week continues the communicative of however President Olusegun Obasanjo suspended Governor Joshua Dariye of Plateau State from bureau and dissolved the State House of Assembly pursuing spiritual situation successful the state. 

He instantly appointed the former Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammed Chris Alli(rtd) (December 25, 1944 – November 19, 2023), arsenic Administrator of Plateau State. The suspension lasted till November 18, 2004. 

On the directive of my past boss, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Ufott Ekaette (1939 – September 25, 2019), I personally handed over, successful Jos, the missive of his resumption to Governor Dariye.

On October 19, 2006, President Olusegun Obasanjo a declared authorities of exigency connected Ekiti State for six months. He suspended the past Governor of the state, Chief Peter Ayodele Fayose (64). He arsenic suspended the State House of Assembly and past appointed Major-General Adetunji Idowu Olurin(rtd) December 3, 1944 – August 20, 2021) arsenic Administrator of the state. The suspension lasted till April 27, 2007. 

On May 14, 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan (67), declared a authorities of exigency successful Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states without getting support from the National Assembly. The President made the declaration during a nationwide broadcast.

In imposing the authorities of emergency, President Jonathan applied extra-ordinary measures by invoking Section 305, Sub conception 1 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

However, President Jonathan stated that careless of the authorities of exigency imposed, the governors successful the 3 states would stay successful office.

In his broadcast, the President declared: “Since I returned to the state aft cutting abbreviated my sojourn to South Africa and aborting a planned authorities sojourn to Namibia, I person received elaborate briefings from our information agencies. These briefings bespeak that what we are facing is not conscionable militancy oregon criminality, but a rebellion and insurgency by violent groups which airs a precise superior menace to nationalist unity and territorial integrity. Already, immoderate bluish parts of Borno State person been taken implicit by groups whose allegiance is to antithetic flags and ideologies.

 These terrorists and insurgents look determined to found power and authorization implicit parts of our beloved federation and to progressively overwhelm the remainder of the country. In galore places, they person destroyed the Nigerian emblem and different symbols of authorities authorization and successful their place, hoisted unusual flags suggesting the workout of alternate sovereignty.

 They person attacked authorities buildings and facilities. They person murdered guiltless citizens and authorities officials. They person acceptable houses ablaze, and taken women and children arsenic hostages. These actions magnitude to a declaration of warfare and a deliberate effort to undermine the authorization of the Nigerian authorities and endanger her territorial integrity. As a liable government, we volition not tolerate this. Previously, we adopted a multi-track attack to the solution of this occupation done actions which included persuasion, dialog and wide consultation with the political, spiritual and assemblage leaders successful the affected states.

We exercised restraint to let for each efforts by some State Governors and well-meaning Nigerians to halt the repeated cases of mindless violence. Yet, the insurgents and terrorists question to forestall authorities from fulfilling its law obligations to the radical arsenic they prosecute their fanatical docket of mayhem, wide murder, part and separatism.

 While the efforts astatine persuasion and dialog volition continue, fto maine reiterate that we person a ineffable work to guarantee the information and well-being of each our radical and support the sovereign integrity of our country.” 

Therefore, we shall, connected nary account, shy distant from doing immoderate becomes indispensable to supply the fullest imaginable information for the citizens of this state successful immoderate portion of the state they take to reside.” 

To beryllium concluded 

•Teniola, a erstwhile manager astatine the Presidency, wrote from Lagos.

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