iDeemlawfulThe House of Representatives has approved the declaration of state of emergency rule in Rivers state.
This followed a letter from President Bola Tinubu asking the House of Representatives to approve his declaration of a state of emergency in the South-South state.
The House voted in support of the declaration during a plenary session on Thursday.
According to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbass, 240 lawmakers attended the session, meaning there was a quorum.
Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the protracted political crisis in the oil rich South-South state.
He suspended Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and members of the Rivers state assembly of assembly for six months.
The president thereafter nominated Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice-admiral and former chief of naval staff, as the administrator