Wike says Rivers State’s emergency rule will expire September 18, paving the way for governance to resume.
"By the 18th of September, the state of emergency will expire. That will mean that the state governor and the state assembly will come back to their job, and then we'll have representatives at the grassroots level." — Nyesom Wike pic.twitter.com/ekMW94QzNb
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State will end on September 18.
Wike made the statement on Saturday after casting his vote in the ongoing local government election in the state. He said the expiration would allow the Rivers House of Assembly to resume its legislative duties.
“As far as we are concerned, this election is peaceful, people are trooping out and at the end of the day the election has been conducted successfully and peacefully,” he said.
The minister explained that the state now had representation at both the state and local levels, creating the right conditions for lifting the emergency.
President Bola Tinubu had imposed the six-month emergency rule to prevent a political crisis, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the State House of Assembly.