The Senate has revealed that 74 out of 109 senators supported the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
This was made known by the Senate spokesman, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, who represents Ekiti South Senatorial District. He shared the information with journalists over the weekend at his hometown in Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State. According to him, 74 lawmakers voted in favor of the emergency rule out of the 106 members present at the meeting.
According to him, when the question was asked of those supporting the emergency rule in Rivers State, “all of them said yes, and nobody said “nay” after discussing the matter.
“It is regrettable that everybody in Nigeria wants to interpret the rules and the constitution of Nigeria the way they like,” he said.