Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has disassociated himself from the South-South Governors’ Forum’s rejection of the emergency rule in Rivers.
Because of the protracted political crisis and the bombing of an oil pipeline in Rivers, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state. He also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and member of the Rivers assembly, for six months.
The South-South Governors’ Forum, through…
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