Nollywood veteran, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State should seek redress from the court for tenure extension.
Okonkwo said this on Monday while responding to questions in
an interview on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television.
The politician cum lawyer was reacting to the suspension of
the state of emergency in Rivers State and the reinstatement of suspended
Governor Fubara, his deputy, and members of the State Assembly.
“This has nothing to do with antagonizing whoever declared
the state of emergency. It has something to do with the constitutional
provisions that Fubara was elected by Rivers people to serve them for four
years.
“And the four years have been interpreted by the Supreme
Court to be sacrosanct. That’s why they had staggered election. Now, his six
months have been illegally, brutally, without reason, taken away from him. That
means you have denied the Rivers people the four years that the Constitution
gave them the power to be served by the governor.
“And the Constitution is very clear in Section 180(2) that
the term of office is four years. So the governor vacates his seat after four
years, from the day he was sworn in. So if he leaves by May 29, 2027, he has
not served for four years.
“So what I’m saying is that he has the right to seek redress
from the court so that the six months should be added to him. As a matter of
fact, when you declare state of emergency, you have to shift elections by six
months, assuming there’s a breakdown of law and order.
“So if Tinubu said there was a breakdown of law and order,
which of course is a lie, then he has to extend the tenure by six months, not
shorten it.
“So, I’m saying that Fubara has the right by the
Constitution to seek redress as to his term of office, and the Rivers people
have the right to be served for four years by Fubara. That’s what they voted
him for. In my opinion, his tenure should end on 29 November 2027,” he said.
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