Nigeria, March 20 -- A Nigerian entrepreneur, Atedo Peterside, has urged the National Assembly not to use voice votes in their resolution to ratify or reject President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.

The Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to pass a resolution on the matter today, Thursday, 20 February.

"On the Rivers State Crisis, all eyes are on the National Assembly," Mr Peterside said on X, Wednesday morning.

"A two-thirds majority cannot be achieved via a voice vote. Members voting for or against the resolution to ratify the President's emergency actions must identify themselves and cast their votes individually," he said.

Mr Peterside is the founder of the Stanbic IBTC Bank in ...