SERAP Drags Tinubu to Court Over Suspension of Fubara, Deputy, Lawmakers

• SERAP has sued President Bola Tinubu over the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and lawmakers.

• SERAP argued that the suspension is unlawful and violates constitutional provisions, undermining democratic governance.

• The lawsuit seeks an order setting aside the suspension and another setting aside the appointment of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken President Bola Tinubu to court over the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and lawmakers.

The six-month suspension was announced while the president proclaimed a state of emergency in the state.

SERAP argued that the decision violates constitutional provisions and undermines democratic governance.

The lawsuit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, demands “an order setting aside the suspension of the democratically elected officials in Rivers State by President Tinubu while proclaiming a state of emergency in the state” and “an order setting aside the appointment of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State.”

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According to SERAP, “the rule of law would be a mere figure of speech if the people’s right to participation can be arbitrarily suspended or violated.”

The organization’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, stated that “democracy is an inherent element of the rule of law. Nigeria’s democracy ought to have as its foundation respect for human rights and the rule of law.”

SERAP Sues Akpabio Over ‘Unlawful’ Suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over “the failure to reverse the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.”

According to SERAP, “the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression.”

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