The lawmaker representing Bayelsa West senatorial district, Seriake Dickson has explained why he walked out of the Senate chamber before the upper house approved the state of emergency in Rivers State.
Dickson, a former Bayelsa governor and a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated that he believed the action was unconstitutional and undermined democratic principles.
In a statement posted on his verified Facebook account on Thursday, Dickson revealed that he, alongside Senators Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto South), Eyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), and a few other colleagues, resisted the emergency proclamation.