Tinubu Has Reason For Declaring State Of Emergency In Rivers – Jaja Of Opobo

The Amayanabo of Opobo, Dandeson Douglas Jaja V, has said Rivers’ state of emergency would help in resolving the crisis in the state.

The Amayanabo of Opobo, Dandeson Douglas Jaja V, has said Rivers’ state of emergency would help in resolving the crisis in the state.

Orange reported that President Bola Tinubu‘s state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the House of Assembly generated condemnation and support from different divides.

Speaking with Arise News on Monday, the King of Opobo, Jaja V, said though he could not justify the President’s action, he believed his action was based on information.

“Therefore, what I think about the state of emergency is that it is giving us time within which to look inwards and reform ourselves and then talk to each other with a view to finding a lasting solution to whatever problems that there are,” he said.

The traditional ruler of Opobo explained that it would be of great consequence if the House of Assembly members were allowed to impeach Governor Fubara.

According to him, the action of the President also mitigated what could have happened to the nation’s oil pipelines if Fubara were to be impeached.

He continued, “Well, it’s neither here nor there to be categorical. I am not a politician. I am not a lawyer, so I cannot quote any part of the Constitution. But what I know is, like I said earlier, is that the President has more information than any of us in any situation. And therefore, he may have acted according to the information he had at that time. 

To say he was right, he was wrong, would be trying to judge the position, which I don’t know. Whatever the premise, whatever led him to take that decision, I do not know. I don’t have the information. So none of us can say that, yes, he was right or he was not right. I think the Constitution, like you say, empowers him to do so, but under certain conditions.