Nigeria, March 26 -- At least 102 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the state of emergency and suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state house assembly.

In a statement on Tuesday, the CSOs also asked Mr Tinubu to consider withdrawing the military from the Rivers State Government House to "de-escalate the tension" in the state.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the South-southern state on Tuesday.

The president also suspended Governor Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all the House of Assembly members for an initial six months.

The president consequently appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas as the sole administrator of the state....