Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State, asserting that the declaration of a state of emergency in the state is contrary to the spirit of federalism.
Papers News reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and also suspended all elected government officials, while appointing a sole administrator to govern the state for an initial period of six months.
But in an interview with an international news outlet, according to ThisDay, Soyinka expressed concern over the excessive power granted to the president under Nigeria’s 1999 constitution.