The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that the emergency rule in Rivers State will come to an end on September 18.
Wike made the remark on Saturday after casting his vote in the state’s local government elections. He noted that the expiration of the emergency period would allow the state House of Assembly to resume its legislative duties.
“As far as we are concerned, this election is peaceful. People are coming out to vote, and by the end of the day, it will be judged successful,” Wike said. “I do know that by September 18, the state of emergency will expire, the state assembly will return to their job, and there will be government at the grassroots.”
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The minister added that conditions were now right for the emergency rule to be lifted, stressing that both state and local governments had their representatives in place. “The coast is clear for the state of emergency to be lifted,” he said.
President Bola Tinubu had declared emergency rule in Rivers earlier this year to prevent a political crisis, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the State House of Assembly for six months.
With the September deadline approaching, political observers are watching closely to see if the transition back to normal governance will be smooth.
