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Rivers’ state of emergency: Tinubu has admitted failure, it will backfire – Sen Ojodu

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The Tuesday Declaration of state of emergency on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu has been view as admission of failure by his administration

Declaration of state emergency in Rivers state is totally wrong…it will backfire—Senator Babafemi Ojudu
March 18, 2025 Adenda Reporter 0 Comments Fubura, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Wike

Former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has faulted President Bola Ahmed Tonubu’s decision on Rivers State.

Tinubu declared State of Emergency in Rivers, the President also ordered Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu to vacate office for six months

A new administrator, Vice Ibas was asked to take charge of the state.

Reacting to this development, Babafemi Ojudu asked Tinubu to rethink his decision while urging him to soft pedal and now allowed himself to be pushed into a trap.

Back to Ground Zero: Who Advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Do This?
I have just picked up my phone after breaking my fast to find multiple missed calls and countless messages about an alarming development: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.

If this is true, then I must ask: Who advised the President to take this course of action? Whoever it is, they are certainly not a friend of his administration, nor do they have the best interests of Nigeria at heart.

How could the President willingly walk into a raging in political mismanagement and conflict in the region.

It took years of painstaking effort and immense risks to stabilize the region, stop the sabotage of oil infrastructure, and restore some level of production. I should know—I was part of that difficult and excruciating process.

This decision threatens to undo all that progress.

If the situation escalates, we risk another shutdown of vital oil production facilities. We risk renewed pipeline sabotage, illegal oil bunkering, and militant activities. We risk another economic nosedive—at a time when Nigeria can least afford it.

The global oil market is unforgiving. Investors do not wait for internal political conflicts to be resolved. They simply take their capital elsewhere.

Mr. President, this is not just about Rivers State. It is about Nigeria’s economic survival.

And What About the Soldiers Fighting to Keep Nigeria Safe?

While we waste energy escalating political battles in Rivers State, thousands of Nigerian soldiers are still fighting for their lives—and for the nation’s survival—against insurgents, bandits, and kidnappers in the North East, North West, and North Central.

These are the real emergencies. These are the crises that demand decisive leadership.

The men and women of our armed forces are stretched thin, battling terrorists and criminal networks daily. They do not need yet another crisis to divert resources and attention.

Nigeria cannot afford to be fighting on multiple fronts—politically, economically, and militarily. Mr. President, do not open a new war front in Rivers State while real wars are still raging elsewhere.

This Is Not the Way to Manage This Crisis, Mr. President

This portends disaster—for your administration, for the economy, and for the nation.

A state of emergency is not a strategy—it is an admission of failure. There are far more effective, far less destructive ways to handle this situation.

I urge you, Mr. President, to rethink this decision before irreparable damage is done.