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Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the suspension and subsequent reinstatement of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and members of the State House of Assembly, describing the move as unconstitutional.
In a statement shared on Thursday via his official X account, Atiku said the decision to lift the suspension was not a cause for celebration, insisting that the action had no legal basis from the outset.
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“Lifting the suspension of Governor Simi Fubara is nothing to cheer about. The suspension of the Rivers State Governor and the State House of Assembly was unconstitutional when it was done six months ago and is still illegal today,” he wrote.
Atiku maintained that President Tinubu lacked the constitutional authority to suspend a democratically elected governor or state legislators, warning that the development was a troubling sign of authoritarian tendencies.
“President Tinubu had no power to suspend a democratically elected governor and state lawmakers. The Rivers shenanigans only signpost the dictatorship of the Tinubu administration,” the statement added.
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