Nigeria: Rivers - Tinubu Can Now Rule Nigeria With Military - Okonkwo Faults Supreme Court Verdict

Rivers: Supreme judgment means Tinubu can suspend 36 govs at same time

Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and legal practitioner, has criticised the Supreme Court’s ruling

Nigeria: Rivers - Tinubu Can Now Rule Nigeria With Military - Okonkwo Faults Supreme Court Verdict

Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has faulted the Supreme Court's verdict on the emergency rule on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.

Emergency Rule: Courts interpret laws, not bring chaos, anarchy to society - Kenneth Okonkwo

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, says the job of the law court is to interpret the law and bring order to society. Speaking in an interview on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST on Tuesday, Okonkwo said such interpretation of the law should not bring chaos and anarchy to society. He was reacting to the Supreme Court judgment which reaffirmed that the President holds th…

Your comment on Tinubu, military rule reckless – Lagos APC replies Kenneth Okonkwo

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described remarks attributed to a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, suggesting that President Bola Tinubu can now “rule Nigeria with the military” following a Supreme Court verdict relating to the emergency rule in Rivers State, as “reckless and misleading”.The party said such remarks by Okonkwo were not only false but also “intellectually dishon…

Tinubu can now rule Nigeria with military  -  Actor/politician, Kenneth Okonkwo faults Supreme Court verdict - Newsy People

Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has faulted the Supreme Court’s verdict affirming President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State, warning that the decision has dangerous implications for Nigeria’s democracy.     The Supreme Court had ruled that the President has constitutional powers to declare a state of emergency in any state where there is a threat of a breakdown of law and order. …

Rivers State of Emergency: Supreme Court Judgement, Win For Nigerians – Fagbemi

Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said the judgement of the Supreme Court affirming the power of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency is a win for all Nigerians. He said the judgement is a further consolidation to […]