Tinubu’s Intervention In Rivers Political Crisis ‘Extra-Legal,’ Says Falana

A human rights lawyer Femi Falana says President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking Rivers State is “extra-legal”.Tinubu waded into the crisis in Rivers State involving Governor Simi Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike, leading to a peace path between the parties late last year.

“The President can only wish them well. And if they have taken their battle to the court of law, they just have to follow through and allow the law to take its course,” Falana said. “That is what the rule of law is about under a democratic dispensation.” “There is no provision outside the law and that point has to be made abundantly clear to those involved in the crisis in Rivers State,” the legal practitioner insisted.”He also spoke about Governor Fubara’s executive order relocating the sitting venue of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

According to him, the governor’s move is not a contravention of the separation of powers among the three arms of government. “I would like to assume that the governor issued that executive order before the intervention of the High Court in Rivers State,” Falana added on the show.Rivers Crisis: Fubara Cannot Tell Legislature Where To Meet, Says Falana

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