Nigeria, April 14 -- The Enugu State Government has expressed its readiness to host Nigerian lawyers for their 2025 Annual General Conference which the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) relocated from Rivers State.

The Chairperson of Enugu State Tourism Board, Rita Mbah, told reporters in Enugu on Saturday that the state government was committed to ensure "a memorable and seamless experience" of the lawyers in Enugu.

President Bola Tinubu, on 18 March, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.

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

He cited the attack on an oil pipeline and the protracted political crisis in the state caused by the feud be...