Chief Benson Enikuomehin, a legal practitioner, has commended President Bola Tinubu for declaring a State of Emergency in Rivers State, saying it was a bold step taken to ease the palpable tension created by the political crisis in the state.
He, however, urged the president to take a step further by not sparing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, for his alleged ignoble roles in the Rivers crisis.
Enikuomehin stated these in his reaction to the step taken by the president to declare a State of Emergency over the lingering crisis in the state
The Lagos-based legal practitioner said the suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, the deputy governor and the state House of Assembly for six months was justifiable.
He noted that the suspension of Wike would be one of the best ways to resolve the political crisis in the troubled oil-rich state.
He added that not sparing the FCT Minister will bring all parties involved in the Rivers crisis to their knees, while whoever that have been following the political events in the state will have a sense of justice.
According to Enikuomehin, “the man in the engine room, promoting and sponsoring the crisis in the state, Mr. Nyesom Wike, should not be spared in the ignoble roles he has played in the Rivers crisis. Let him be relieved of his post as a federal minister.
“This is what will bring all the parties to their knees and a reasonable man will feel that justice has been served.”
