Rivers: El-Rufai cautions against unconstitutional removal of elected officials

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has reaffirmed that elected officials, including governors and legislators, cannot be removed from office through a declaration of a state of emergency.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, El-Rufai cited a 2006 Supreme Court judgment, which ruled that Section 305 of the Nigerian Constitution does not permit the removal of elected officials during an emergency.

“It is true that in those cases, the governors…