Opposition exploiting Rivers’ state of emergency to cause trouble — APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused opposition politicians of exploiting the state of emergency proclamation by President Bola Tinubu to cause trouble in the country.

APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, urged Nigerians to ignore those it termed as “roving opposition opportunists” in the country.

The party wondered why opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, stood idly by and did nothing to help defuse the political crisis in Rivers State that had become a clear and present threat to peace, safety of lives, and national assets in Rivers State.

The party described their position as a lengthy, convoluted, and utterly meaningless statement intended to score their names on news headlines and drum up tension.

Applauding the leadership and membership of the National Assembly for the swift approval of President Bola Tinubu’s Proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, as constitutionally stipulated, the party thereby urged the good people of Rivers State and all well-meaning Nigerians to support President Tinubu in his effort to secure peace, protect lives and property, and eventually restore effective constitutional governance in the state.

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APC also praised the 10th Assembly for demonstrating patriotism by putting the interest of peace and security of the people of Rivers State first and uniting in the national interest.

It further lauded the opposition caucus for rising above partisanship in support of the proclamation. The party assured that the President is committed to ensuring peace, maintaining law and order, protecting critical national assets in Rivers State, and ultimately restoring constitutional order in which all three arms of government—executive, legislature, and judiciary—coexist and perform their constitutionally assigned functions for the well-being and good governance of Rivers State.