The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the constitutional authority of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state and, where necessary, suspend elected officials to restore law and order. In a split decision of six to one, a seven-member panel of the apex court dismissed a suit filed by 11 states challenging President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State and the subsequent suspension of the governor, deputy governor, and members of the State House of Assembly. Delivering the majority judgment, Justice Mohammed Idris held…
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