“Tinubu Has Truncated Democracy in Rivers” – Amaechi

Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has strongly condemned the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement released Wednesday, Amaechi described the action as unconstitutional and a dangerous overreach of executive power.

Amaechi, who governed the state between 2007 and 2015, warned that the President’s decision signals a descent into authoritarianism and undermines Nigeria’s democratic foundations. He called the move a clear violation of the 1999 Constitution, which the President had sworn to protect.

He urged Nigerians, particularly the Nigerian Governors Forum, to speak out and push for the reversal of what he termed “unlawful actions.”

“Unequivocally, I condemn the rather brazen and unilaterally reckless suspension and removal of the Governor of Rivers State, the Deputy Governor of Rivers State and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” the statement read. “With this singular move, Mr. President has technically suspended and truncated democracy in Rivers State. This clearly violates our Constitution, the same Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that Mr. President swore to uphold.”