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By Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The Senate is set to take a position on the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu following the political crises rocking the state.
This was disclosed by a senator who spoke to the Sun on condition of anonymity.
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The National Assembly legislates for states under emergency rule. It has the power to approve the President’s declaration of a state of emergency in any part of the country, as outlined in Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
“I don’t want to speak on the matter because we have agreed to deliberate on it tomorrow in plenary. We will take a decision in plenary tomorrow,” he said.
Attempts to receive a response regarding the developments in Rivers State from the Senate Spokesman, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, were unsuccessful as he did not reply to text messages or return calls.
