Supreme Court Reserves Judgement In Rivers State Of Emergency Case

Over a period aft the expiration of Emergency Rule successful Rivers State and the re-instatent of the democratically elected politician of the state, Similar Fubara, the Supreme Court has reserved judgement successful a suit challenging the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful the sate by President Bola Tinubu.

A 7 antheral sheet of the tribunal led by Justice Inyang Okoro reserved ruling connected the substance for judgement aft parties successful the suit adopted their briefs.

The plaintiff successful the suit are the Attorneys-General of 10 States, portion the defendants successful the suit are the Federal Government and the National Assembly.

During the proceeding, the 5th plaintiff, Delta State, withdrew from the suit, which was not opposed by the counsel for the national government, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

Eyitayo Jegede SAN, who is representing the plaintiffs, portion adopting his little of argument, noted that their lawsuit was not a denial of the President’s powerfulness to proclaim a authorities of exigency but to situation the grade to which the proclamation tin beryllium made to impact the offices of the governor, lawman governor, and the State House of Assembly.

Fagbemi, successful his statement for the national authorities and successful effect to the court’s question that if determination was a menace successful the process of the proclamation, stated determination there was nary and that the plaintiffs person not been capable to beryllium any.

He besides noted that Rivers authorities arsenic engulfed successful crisis, involving the politician and the executives, prompting the president’s action.

The elder lawyer besides submitted that the governor, his lawman and the State House of Assembly were not removed but suspended arsenic portion of bonzer measures required to bring decorum successful the state.

Finally, helium stated that the president had nary prime but a work to enactment the mode helium acted successful declaring a authorities of emergency.

He, therefore, urged the apex tribunal to disregard the suit successful its entirety.

After listening to the parties successful the suit, the apex tribunal reserved judgement until a day to beryllium communicated to each parties in the suit.