Nigeria, May 28 -- The Senate Committee tasked with overseeing the emergency rule in Rivers State has pledged to ensure fairness and adherence to democratic principles as it begins the process of considering the state's 2025 budget.

The 18-member committee chaired by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC Ekiti Central), resolved that despite the ongoing emergency rule in Rivers State, democratic governance would not be suspended.

Mr Bamidele said this after the inaugural meeting of the committee members at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja on Tuesday.

As part of its resolutions, the committee chairperson also announced that the sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, will appear before a joint ad-hoc committee of both ...