Imagine a Rivers State where President Bola Tinubu hesitated to declare a state of emergency. The political standoff between the State House of Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara could have continued and degenerated into violence. Impeachment threats might have spurred attacks on lawmakers by the Governor’s supporters, while militants in the creeks—primed to sabotage critical oil infrastructure—could have plunged Nigeria’s oil…
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