Tag: Fubara

‘The Ayes Have It,’ Reps Approve Tinubu’s Emergency Rule in Rivers

Aliyu Aliyu

‘Fate Sealed Through Voice Vote,’ How proclamation at the green chamber sealed fate of Oil-rich state to be under emergency rule for six months    The house of representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for emergency rule in Rivers state. Platforms Africa reports that the seal of approval for the president’s proclamation came via voice vote during plenary in the green chamber on Thursday. The approval was given through a voice vote during Thursday’s plenary session, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. “My Dear Rivers People…” Fubara Speaks From…

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms Fubara As Rivers Gov

Ganiyu Amodu

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Rivers Governor. In unanimous judgment on Thursday, a five-member panel of the court held that the appeal by Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress (APc) was unmeritorious. In the lead judgment, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa held that Cole and the APC failed to prove their case with suffencient evidence. READ ALSO Japa: Nigerian Dies 24hrs After Arriving UK For Postgraduate Studies Lagos Shuts Lekki Conservation Centre For Repairs Court Orders IGP Egbetokun To…

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