Nigeria, June 10 -- In a new survey conducted by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), across the three senatorial districts of Rivers State, an overwhelming majority of respondents have voiced strong opposition to the federal government's declaration of a state of emergency in the oil-rich state.

The survey, which targeted 400 diverse cross-section of the population, including youth, women, civil servants, businesspersons, and rural and urban dwellers, found that 68.2 per cent of Rivers residents disapprove of the emergency rule imposed on March 18, 2025, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The declaration, which included suspending the elected governor and the State House of Assembly and appointing a sole administra...