Tinubu Protected Federalism In Rivers – Presidency

The Presidency has dismissed criticisms by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) implicit President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the Rivers State exigency rule, insisting that helium acted constitutionally and successful defence of Nigeria’s national structure.

Presidential advisor connected media and nationalist communication, Chief Sunday Dare, successful a station connected his verified X handle, @SundayDareSD yesterday described the ADC’s allegations of autocracy, manipulation and undermining federalism arsenic “laughable” and an workout successful “nuisance politics.”

He said President Tinubu invoked Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to forestall bloodshed and reconstruct governance erstwhile instrumentality and bid came nether sedate menace successful Rivers State.

“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is clear: nether Section 305, the President has the powerfulness — and the work — to enactment erstwhile instrumentality and bid are nether sedate threat. “What the president delivered is stability, the instrumentality of antiauthoritarian institutions, and bid successful Rivers State. Nigerians tin spot the difference: President Tinubu acted right. That is what posterity volition retrieve him for,” Dare said.

The statesmanlike adjutant dismissed ADC’s assertion that federalism was weakened, noting that Tinubu’s determination shielded elected officials successful the authorities alternatively than reducing them to statesmanlike appointees.

“To impeach the president of undermining federalism is laughable. As a erstwhile governor, nary Nigerian live presently has fought harder for authorities autonomy than Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. What ADC offers Nigerians is precocious pontification and bare noise. What the President delivered is stability, peace, and order,” helium said.

According to the statesmanlike aide, the exigency determination was neither whimsical nor partisan but a law necessity aimed astatine protecting the authorities and, by extension, the federation.