State of Emergency: Like Rivers, Unlike Zamfara, Plateau

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 Lillian Okenwa


Although 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have approached the Supreme Court challenging the powers of President Bola Tinubu to suspend a democratically-elected structure of a state, with Governor Siminalayi Fubara insisting that the target is the resources in oil-rich Rivers State, not a few Nigerians are wondering when a state of emergency will be declared in Zamfara State where terrorists and bandits are freely exploiting the state’s minerals including gold, copper and lithium.


Many are also wondering when, beyond rhetoric, the government will deal decisively with the killers rampaging Plateau State.

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