Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has
insisted that President Bola Tinubu broke Nigeria’s constitution by removing
Governor Siminalayi Fubara and declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State.
Amaechi also expressed disappointment over the
ineffectiveness of the National Assembly in the matter, describing the Red
Chamber as a very weak institution that aided Tinubu in instituting an illegal
government.
The former Rivers State governor spoke at the 9th Edition of
Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, AAF, Annual Leadership Discourse themed: “Fearless
Leadership: A Panacea for Sustainable Development,” organised by AAF yesterday
in Lagos.
Amaechi said: “For a governor or a president, who subscribes
to such a concept, it is what he or she does that is law. It is not what is in
the book that is law. There is also the non-observance of the basic principles
of law.
“This is where government is not by law, but by the whims
and caprices of an individual leader. Like the current pronouncement of an
illegal and unconstitutional state of emergency in Rivers State aided by weak
institutions like the National Assembly, which is very weak.
“What is even more alarming is that the breach in the
situation is not even about law. The president didn’t break any law. He broke
the constitution.
“Now, this breach of the constitution is a breach of the
sacredness and sanctity of the constitution. The constitution of a country is
the Bible of that country. And its sanctity must be protected.
“Can we say the same in Nigeria? Obviously, the response
would be a resounding no. The president looked at the whole Nigeria and removed
an elected governor in Rivers State and appointed a military man, yet the
country continued. Nothing happened,” he lamented.
DAILY POST reports that Tinubu had a few weeks ago declared
a state of emergency in Rivers State following the prolonged political crisis
in the south-south state.
The president also suspended Fubara, his deputy, and the
members of the state assembly.
He later nominated Ibok-Eke Ibas as the administrator of
Rivers State.
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