Fubara Should Seek Legal Redress Over Lost Six Months – Kenneth Okonkwo

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Kenneth Okonkwo, lawyer and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has argued that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara should approach the courts to reclaim the six months he lost in office during the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu.

Okonkwo warned that unless legal redress is sought, Fubara’s four-year tenure would end prematurely on May 29, 2027, instead of November 29, 2027.

During the emergency rule, retired naval officer Ibok-Ete Ibas was appointed administrator, while Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the state legislature were suspended. The emergency, which stemmed from a political crisis involving Fubara, the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and Speaker Martin Amaewhule, was lifted by President Tinubu last Wednesday.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Okonkwo said the Supreme Court had affirmed that a governor’s four-year term is “sacrosanct and cannot be abridged.” He insisted that cutting short Fubara’s tenure would also deny the people of Rivers State their constitutional right to be governed for a full four years by the leader they elected.

“This has nothing to do with antagonizing whoever declared the emergency,” Okonkwo explained. “The constitution is clear: a governor’s term is four years from the day he is sworn in. If Fubara leaves by May 29, 2027, he has not completed that tenure. In my understanding, his term should end on November 29, 2027.”

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