Don’t “Manufacture” Political Chaos That Could Threaten The Fragile Stability In The Niger Delta, Atiku Tells Tinubu

Rabiu Omaku

The Coalition of Political Leaders, led by former vice president Atiku, former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and some leaders of the Labour Party during a briefing with Journalists in Abuja on recent political development in the country, particularly the recent declaration of a State of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The coalition holds the view that the president acted contrary to the provisions of the constitution, and that the session relied upon by the president was wrongly applied.

The coalition is rejecting the declaration, describing it as unconstitutional and makes four basic demands as follows:

Immediate reversal of the action

Ask national assembly to reject the declaration

Ask the judiciary to swiftly intervene by striking down the declaration

Ask citizens, civil society groups to stand up and defend democracy

The group urge Nigerians not to forget the historic unrest in the Niger delta, which was only managed by the efforts and sacrifices of past administration.

The group urges the Federal Government not to “manufacture” political crisis that could threaten the fragile stability in the Niger delta.