BREAKING: NASS should be commended for ratifying emergency rule in Rivers

The leader of the Nigerian Senate Opeyemi Bamidele has said that members of the National Assembly should be commended for ratifying the State of Emergency proclaimed by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State.

Bamidele said had the National Assembly not done so, there would have been anarchy in the state.

The Senate Leader said this while receiving an honorary award at the Ekiti State University’s 29th convocation in Ado Ekiti on Saturday.

He said, “We should be commended for this laudable initiative and not be vilified by some political actors who do not bother about what happens to our national security but about their parochial interest.

“Regardless of their unpatriotic moves, we firmly stand for the peace and stability of Nigeria,” Bamidele said.

Citing Section 305 of the Constitution, Bamidele further described the emergency rule in Rivers State as an extraordinary measure adopted to maintain peace and stability in the state.

“We must recognise that emergency rule is an extraordinary measure, and it must be treated as such in the interest of peace and security.

“The provisions of the 1999 Constitution cannot be interpreted casually without proper understanding of the Nigeria Interpretation Act, 2004,” Bamidele added.