The Presidency on Saturday faulted criticisms by the African
Democratic Congress (ADC) over President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the Rivers
State emergency rule, stressing that the President’s intervention delivered
stability, restored democratic institutions, and returned peace to the state.
In a post on his verified X handle, @SundayDareSD,
Presidential spokesperson, Chief Sunday Dare, described the ADC’s allegations
of autocracy, manipulation, and undermining federalism as “laughable” and an
exercise in “nuisance politics.”
According to the presidential aide, the President acted
constitutionally under Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended),
invoking emergency powers to prevent bloodshed and restore governance at a time
of grave threat to law and order in Rivers State.
Dare stated: “The Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria is clear: under Section 305, the President has the power — and the duty
— to act when law and order are under grave threat.
“What the President delivered is stability, the return of
democratic institutions, and peace in Rivers State. Nigerians can see the
difference: President Tinubu acted right. That is what posterity will remember
him for”.
He dismissed ADC’s claims of federal manipulation, noting
that officials in Rivers state were not reduced to presidential appointees but
rather protected from chaos until conditions allowed for their reinstatement.
“To accuse the President of undermining federalism is
laughable; as a former Governor, no Nigerian alive presently has fought harder
for state autonomy than Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
“What ADC offers Nigerians is late pontification and empty
noise. What the President delivered is stability, peace, and order”, Dare said.
The presidential media aide maintained that President
Tinubu’s decision was neither whimsical nor partisan, but a constitutional
necessity to protect the state and by extension, the federation.
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