The Rivers State caucus in the National Assembly has cautioned Senator Seriake Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West, against meddling in the affairs of Rivers State, following his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day address at the National Assembly.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the caucus leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, condemned Dickson’s remarks as inciting and inappropriate, particularly for a lawmaker with a security background.
“The caucus cautions Senator Seriake Dickson to steer clear from further incitement of Rivers people,” Chinda said. “We call on security agencies to monitor him closely, and urge the Senate Committee on Ethics to launch a probe into his unparliamentary conduct concerning Rivers State.”
Dickson had criticized President Tinubu for failing to address what he described as “emergency rule” in Rivers and for not using his June 12 speech to call for the reinstatement of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Chinda, however, refuted the claims of military rule, stressing that Rivers State is under a civilian administration.
“Rivers State is not under military rule,” he said. “The state’s administrator, Vice Admiral (retd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, is a retired military officer and, like Senator Dickson—himself a former police officer—is now a civilian. To portray the administration as military rule is misleading and intellectually dishonest.”
The caucus emphasized that governance in the state remains guided by democratic principles and civilian oversight.
