Rivers Political Crisis: Anarchy looms - Tambuwal

Speaker,House of Representatives,  Aminu Tambuwal

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has on Tuesday, in Abuja raised fears over the ongoing political crisis in Rivers, saying that the country is in a state “of gradual relapse into anarchy”.

Tambuwal, at the house's resumption from the festive period said happenings in  Rivers State is  “lamentable” and avoidable on the grounds that the joint resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives aimed at dousing the tensed political atmosphere have been disregarded.

“The two incidents in Rivers State, the one in Ogun and the other in Borno bear all the trappings of impunity which must be eschewed at all cost if we hope to continue to deepen our democracy,” Tambuwal said.



According to him, the political class must adhere to the law of the land and conduct themselves with utmost civility and good conscience.

“The incidents in question exhibit an unacceptable level of either failure of government or abdication of responsibility neither of which should be encouraged in our polity.”

He advised politicians not to take laws into their hands  while advocating their political interest and ambitions