The oil-rich state has been plagued by a political crisis because of the battle for the control of its political structure.
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Supporters of Mr Wike on Monday began protesting in the state in solidarity with the minister, and on Tuesday, a man suspected to be one of the protesters detonated an explosive device around a five-star hotel, the Hotel Presidential, where members of the National Assembly were lodging.
“The idea was that as you were hearing about the state of emergency, it will be so that by the time they finish, when you return to have your sitting tomorrow , the debate will be from somebody from this state who called you people to tell you not to come. He will now raise the issue of state of emergency, and say after all, distinguished colleagues saw it happen while you were in Rivers State, that you saw what happened.
“Where on earth can the tenure of local government chairmen be elongated? You were a former governor . Was it tried in your time? Even those of you that are senators here, even in your own states, has anyone tried this before?
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