Atiku asks Nigerians to resist emergency rule in Rivers

 

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Nigerians should stand up and defend the country’s democracy by resisting the state of emergency imposed in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu.

The former vice-president spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a press conference of concerned political leaders.

He said it is not only the responsibility of the opposition parties to defend democracy but the duty of everyone to reject the “brazen assault” on the elected government in Rivers.

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