Breaking News:* CUPP Condemns Rivers State of Emergency, Demands Accountability

 


The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and former national chairman, inter-party advisory council of Nigeria IPAC, chief Peter Ameh has welcomed the termination of the state of emergency in Rivers State, but strongly condemns its declaration, calling it an egregious act of federal overreach and a direct assault on Nigeria's democratic principles.


CUPP Chairman expressed believed that the suspension of the elected Governor, the deputy governor and the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months over a political dispute was an unconstitutional power grab.

Reemphasize that President Bola Tinubu's invocation of a state of emergency on March 18, 2025, failed to meet constitutional requirements, undermining the mandate of Rivers State voters and setting a dangerous precedent.

The chairman said, the coalition demands immediate transparency from the Presidency, including the publication of the legal memo justifying the emergency, financial costs incurred, and a comprehensive review of the rights violated during this period.


Chief Ameh also made it clear that CUPP questioned the justice of this episode, citing the six months stripped from Governor Fubara's tenure and the state assembly's operations as a clear violation of constitutional provisions. 

The coalition is also disappointed by the Supreme Court's refusal to hear the case brought by PDP governors challenging the emergency.

Chief Ameh emphasized on "immediate action to Publish the legal memo, financial costs, and a comprehensive review of rights violated.

"Constitutional governance to recommit to constitutional governance and prevent similar overreach in the future.

" Defend of democracy by calling on all Nigerians to reject this dangerous precedent and defend democracy.

In a related development, President Tinubu has lifted the six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, reinstating Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other officials

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