The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by 11 PDP governors challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
Responding via a preliminary objection dated 22 April, the Assembly stated that the suit is procedurally flawed and lacks merit. It argued that the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the suit and should award N1 billion in costs against the plaintiffs for filing what it termed a “frivolous and speculative suit.”
Recall that the 11 PDP governors are asking the apex court to determine six constitutional questions, including whether the President of Nigeria can lawfully suspend or interfere with the offices of a governor and deputy governor and replace them with an unelected appointee under the guise of a state of emergency proclamatio