Nigeria: Soyinka Condemns Emergency Rule in Rivers

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has raised strong objections to President Bola Tinubu’s recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing the move as an overreach that undermines Nigeria’s federal system.

In an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, Soyinka stressed the urgency for immediate legal and political action from the National Assembly, the Senate, and politicians directly impacted–particularly those in the real estate sector, which appears to be at the…