Nigeria, March 19 -- Rivers State Labour Party Chair Hilda Dokubo has weighed in on the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that during a national broadcast on Tuesday, Mr Tinubu suspended the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all elected lawmakers of the state House of Assembly for six months.

Additionally, he appointed Ibokette Ibas, a retired vice admiral, as the sole administrator to oversee the state's affairs.

In response to the development, Mrs Dokubo, a former special adviser on youth affairs to ex-Governor Peter Odili, condemned Mr Tinubu's decision in a statement on her Instagram page.

The actress-turned-politician stated: "State of emergency because for tw...