The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, along with his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, and other opposition leaders, have called on the National Assembly to oppose President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
Atiku, speaking on behalf of the opposition leaders at an ongoing press conference at Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, accused Tinubu of favouritism and the improper use of Section 305 regarding the state of emergency.
He stated, “We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately revoke this unconstitutional proclamation and reinstate the elected Governor, Deputy Governor, and State Assembly of Rivers State.