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Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has defended the decision by President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, insisting that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, should not be blamed for the political crisis in the state.
In a nationwide address on Tuesday, President Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months.
The President also appointed former Chief of Naval Staff, Ibokette Ibas, as the sole administrator of the state, citing the prolonged political conflict as the reason for the intervention.
Responding to questions from journalists at an interactive session with State House Correspondents on Wednesday, Fagbemi placed the blame…
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