Rivers: Nba Blasts Tinubu, Condemns Suspension Of Fubara, Calls It Unconstitutional

The Nigerian Bar Association NBA has strongly opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubus declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and his suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

The NBA, in a statement released on March 18, 2025, by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, emphasized that the President lacks constitutional power to unilaterally remove elected officials under the guise of emergency rule.

President Tinubu, in his national address, cited rising political tensions and recent acts of pipeline vandalism as justification for the emergency declaration.

However, the NBA argues that such actions, while concerning, do not meet the constitutional threshold for suspending an elected government.