The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.
Papers News reports that he stated that the move effectively halted the impeachment proceedings against the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.
Fagbemi, speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, explained that the state of emergency prevented the Rivers State House of Assembly from following through with its impeachment process against Fubara and Odu, who were facing charges of “gross misconduct.”