An Elder Statesman and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has no constitutional right to intervene in the Rivers state crisis....CONTINUE READING
He pointed out that the only historical instance where the federal government intervened in a state affair was during the 1st Republic when a state of emergency was declared in the West.
He suggested that if the situation in Rivers State escalates, the President should not intervene but rather consider declaring a constitutional crisis, allowing the appointment of a commissioner to take over the affairs of the state.
He said in an interview with Arise TV, ”The constitutional role of the President in all of this fracas. There should have been none. Because we were not expecting it.
None has been provided for. The only constitution that allowed the Federal Government to put his mouth in a state affair was during the 1st Republic.
When the declaration of State of emergency was declared in the West. If you find out that from Rivers State today, the infringement may become something bad.
Declare Rivers State a place where there is a constitutional crisis. And then appoint a commissioner as we did during the Majekodunmi time.
And then we start afresh. The President has no power to intervene and he knows that, the best legal brain cannot help him…CONTINUE READING>>
