President Bola Tinubu don dey face serious wahala to gather di two-thirds majority wey e need for National Assembly to approve hin emergency rule for Rivers State. On Tuesday, Tinubu suspend Governor Siminalayi Fubara, hin deputy, and all di House of Assembly members for six months, come appoint retired Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as di new administrator. But di Constitution no really give di President power to suspend elected governor or put administrator, and dis one don cause legal arguments.
To make di emergency rule valid, Tinubu need at least 240 votes for House of Reps and 73 for Senate. But if just 36 senators or 121 reps reject am, di motion go fail. Many lawmakers still dey doubt di reason and di legality of di move, and e don hard Tinubu camp to gather di votes wey dem need. Dis one make Senate postpone di matter go Thursday.
Another big problem na say plenty lawmakers no dey around, as some don travel go Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj and Ramadan. Di Constitution talk say all 469 members gats vote physically, meaning dem no fit do virtual or absentee voting. Some APC lawmakers even admit say dem no arrange di process well, and di approval no sure at all.
If Tinubu no fit get di votes before Thursday, di emergency rule go cancel, and Governor Fubara go return back to office.
