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Emergency Rule
Supreme Court Backs President’s Emergency Rule
The Supreme Court has upheld the President’s power to declare a state of emergency to prevent a breakdown of law and order, ruling that elected state officials may be suspended during such periods, provided the suspension is within the limited time. In a six-to-one decision, the court held that Section 305 of the Constitution grants […]
Senate constitutes 18-member committee to oversee emergency rule in Rivers
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made this known during plenary. Akpabio stressed the need for a committee like that of the House of Representatives to oversee the functions of the Sole Administrator and the Rivers State Government under emergency rule. He named the committee’s chairman as the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, and the […]