The Digest:
President Tinubu’s reinstatement of Rivers Governor Fubara ends a six-month emergency rule, a move praised as peacekeeping but condemned as an unconstitutional precedent. According to reports in the Daily Post, the decision lays bare the tension between state power and democratic integrity. Rooted in the Storm.
Key Points
- The President suspended the elected governor and assembly in March, citing a state of emergency.
- A Sole Administrator was appointed to oversee the state's affairs during the suspension.
- FCT Minister Nyesom Wike commended the action, stating it saved the state and restored democracy.
- Critics from Atiku’s camp labeled the suspension and reinstatement illegal and unconstitutional.
- A rights lawyer argued the governor has been politically neutralized and is now a “puppet.”
- Activist Deji Adeyanju accused the administration of setting an evil military-era precedent.
- The opposition coalition CUPP welcomed the end but strongly condemned the initial overreach.
The reinstatement closes a chapter but opens profound questions about the fragility of democratic institutions when faced with political storms.
Sources: Daily Post Nigeria
