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Senate, Reps approve Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers; Dickson tackles Akpabio

Akpabio, Dickson clash over Tinubu’s state of emergency declaration

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, heatedly argued during plenary over the provision of Senate rules regarding the handling of President Bola Tinubu’s State of Emergency declaration in Rivers State. During the Senate plenary on Thursday, March 20, 2025, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi moved a motion …

No justification for a state of emergency in Rivers – Senator Dickson

No justification for a state of emergency in Rivers – Senator Dickson

Senator Seriake Dickson has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, insisting that the move lacks justification and undermines democratic principles. Speaking on PrimeTime with Arise TV, the former Bayelsa governor described the decision as shocking and ill-advised. “As a committed democrat, I was shocked when the president’s proclamation …