A heated exchange unfolded among members of the House of Representatives during Wednesday’s plenary session, sparked by President Bola Tinubu’s recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
A video of the incident, shared online by AIT News, on Wednesday, March 19, captures the intense argument as lawmakers debated the implications of the President’s decision, which was made public in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday night.
Under the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, the National Assembly is required to review the President’s emergency proclamation within 48 hours if in session, or within 10 days if in recess.
Should the legislature find the declaration contentious, they have the power to reject it through a vote.
A two-thirds majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives is needed to either uphold or invalidate the state of emergency.
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