Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has chastised President Bola Tinubu for imposing a state of emergency in Rivers State following a persistent and unresolved political dispute that resulted in the bombing of pipeline infrastructure in the state. Atiku claimed that the situation stinks of political manipulation and downright ill faith. The former vice president blamed the president for the crisis in Rivers, accusing him of being a "partisan actor in the political turmoil engulfing Rivers." Atiku took to X to respond to the development shortly after the president bannedGovernor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the state House of Assembly will appear in a countrywide broadcast on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Tinubu stated, "I am extremely troubled by the political instability in Rivers. The state has come to a halt, and the people have been robbed of proper administration. "Fourteen months after Governor Fubara demolished the House of Assembly, it remained unfinished. Many Nigerians, including myself, have interfered. However, their attempts have been futile. "No responsible President will stand by and do nothing. To restore good governance,In this situation, it has become necessary to proclaim a state of emergency. "By this declaration, Governor Fubara is hereby suspended." However, in his answer, Atiku stated that it is terrible that the president has refused to prevent the problem from worsening. "Anyone paying attention to the growing crisis is aware that Bola Tinubu has played a vested partisan role in the political instability engulfing Rivers.
His evident reluctance or deliberate inaction in avoiding this escalation is nothing short of disgusting. Beyond the political plotting in Rivers, the President is directly responsible for the heinous destruction of national infrastructure in the state due to brazen security breaches. "Tinubu cannot evade responsibility for the chaos his administration has either enabled or failed to prevent," he said. Continuing, the former Vice President stated that the Niger Delta region has been the result of the president's failure.
thrust back into an era of instability, adding that the president must accept responsibility for the bombing of pipeline infrastructure in the region. Tinubu's leadership has resulted in deadly upheaval and instability in the Niger Delta, destroying the peace achieved by late President Umaru Yar'Adua. Years of progress have been recklessly lost in the quest of personal political gain. "If federal infrastructure in Rivers has been jeopardised, the President is fully responsible. Punishing the people of Rivers State solely for