Resolution approving the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State (not an Act)

On 20 March 2025 both chambers approved President Tinubu's request to proclaim a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing prolonged political instability. The President's letter listed the suspension of the Governor, Deputy Governor and all members of the State House of Assembly for six months and the appointment of a sole administrator. PLAC reported that the House used a voice vote with no evidence of the constitutionally required two-thirds majority (240 of 360 members), and the Speaker relied on an attendance record of 243 members. This is a legislative resolution, not an Act of the National Assembly.

The Senate and House approved by voice vote the President's request to proclaim a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending the governor, deputy governor and State House of Assembly for six months.

The clause-by-clause text for this bill hasn't been published here yet — only the summary above.