Nigeria, March 20 -- President Bola Tinubu, by declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State, may have saved Governor Siminalayi Fubara from being impeached, a senior official has said.

The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, stated this on Wednesday while fielding questions from reporters at the State House, Abuja.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the South-southern state on Tuesday.

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

He cited "the disturbing incidents" in the state in the last 24 hours, including explosions and vandalisation of petroleum pipelines linked to the political cri...