The State of Emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu would not last longer than necessary, Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation has assured Nigerians.
Idris while noting that the president acted within the provisions of the constitution said the State of Emergency would be lifted once normalcy returns to the state.
Also stating that the president is committed to full democratic governance in Rivers State and other states across the country, Idris said, contrary to many insinuations, Tinubu has no plans to appoint a governor or take over governance in Rivers State.
His words, “As soon as he assesses that sanity has returned to Rivers State, he will ensure the restoration of all democratic structures in that state,”
“The President will not wait a minute longer than necessary,” Idris said.
In addition, the minister described the proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State as a painful but necessary action taken by the president.
He said the president was led to take such decision following the complete break down of law and order in the state.
“The way democracy is designed in this country is that the three arms of government must work together, and one will be checking the other.
“So, we cannot have just the executive functioning and say we have a functional democracy. We didn’t have that, and therefore, the President had to act,” the minister noted.
