Labour Party Caretaker Committee Chairperson, Nenadi Usman, has described President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency in Rivers State as illegal and unconstitutional.
Senator Usman said the President’s act showed a subversion of democratic principles and an affront to the constitution.
Papers News reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement condemned President Tinubu’s action. Opposition political leaders, including Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have also condemned the state of emergency.