The embattled Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker, Martin Amaewhule has commended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to activate a state of emergency in Rivers.
This is as the Speaker said the move was in the best interest of the State. He, therefore, urged residents of Rivers State to cooperate with the newly deployed Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd).
Amaewhule made the remarks in a letter signed on behalf of the State Assembly to the constituencies. The letter was distributed to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
The letter read in part, ”On behalf of the Rivers House of Assembly, I write to draw your attention to the declaration of a state of emergency by the President in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
”The condition of our dear State today is mainly because of the malfeasance of the Governor who serially disobeyed judgments and orders of courts, failed to govern the State in line with the oath of office and the Constitution.
”As an Assembly, we assure you all, our constituents that we would abide by this declaration. Even though it was not what we prayed for.
The Speaker, however, stated that President Tinubu acted in the best interest of the country. He, therefore, called on the constituents to remain calm as the Sole Administrator assumes duty.
source: NAN