Nigeria, April 14 -- Rivers State is currently facing a pressing and time-sensitive threat. The oil-rich state has come under intense political scrutiny following President Bola Tinubu's state of emergency proclamation on 18 March. Despite official assurances that this step was necessary to tackle a supposed breakdown of law and order, many observers argue that the constitutional criteria for such a declaration were never met. No credible report indicated an imminent danger to lives or property, and even preliminary police statistics showed no unusual surge in violence across the state. Nevertheless, the Federal Government acted swiftly: in a single directive, it removed the authority of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and dissolv...