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Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of usurping the autonomy of Rivers State by declaring a state of emergency in the state.
Okonkwo added that the state of emergency declared by Tinubu, which resulted in the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House of Assembly, has plunged Rivers State into a constitutional crisis as a result of the suspension of its executive and legislative branches.
According to Okonkwo, Tinubu is trying to replicate his political stronghold on Lagos State in Rivers State.
He, however, stated that the time has come for President Tinubu to lift the suspension in Rivers State to avoid anarchy in the oil-rich state.
The Labour Party leader added that there are only two options available to the state based on current developments: either to surrender to impunity or uphold the Constitution and the will of the people.
Naija News reports Okonkwo made the submission in a post via his 𝕏 account on Sunday.
He wrote, “It’s obvious that Rivers State has been plunged into a constitutional crisis due to the federal suspension of its executive and legislative branches.
“This blatant usurpation of state autonomy through the illegal declaration of a purported state of emergency desecrates our federal architecture and imperils democratic governance.
“Nigerians and all defenders of democracy must intervene decisively. Rivers State stands at a crossroads: surrender to impunity or uphold the Constitution and the will of the people.
“The choice is ours—and the stakes could not be higher because the whole agenda is to ultimately turn Nigeria to the Lagos model of Tinubu’s familitocratic government model.
“Time to lift the suspension of the elected representatives of Rivers State is now to avoid anarchy.”
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