Nigeria, March 22 -- Actor-turned-politician and former Labour Party (LP) member Kenneth Okonkwo has weighed in on President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Tinubu declared a state of emergency and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the state House of Assembly.

He then appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice admiral, as the sole administrator to oversee the state for six months.

The newspaper also reported that the House of Representatives approved Mr Tinubu's request.

However, in an interview with Symfoni News, a social media-based news platform, Mr Okonkwo, who formerly served as spokesperson for the LP presiden...