SUPREME COURT RULING BACKS TINUBU’S RIVERS EMERGENCY MOVE—AJULO HAILS WISDOM

Ondo AG Kayode Ajulo (SAN) is applauding the Supreme Court’s sharp 6-1 verdict affirming President Bola Tinubu’s Section 305 powers to declare emergencies and temporarily suspend officials like Rivers Gov Siminalayi Fubara—calling it a masterclass in federal balance that spotlights Nigeria’s constitutional tensions without greenlighting overreach.

In his breakdown of the Adamawa AG & 10 Ors v AGF ruling, Ajulo clarifies the court tossed the suit on jurisdiction (no justiciable dispute for the 11 PDP states), rendering its obiter dicta on proportionate, restorative measures merely persuasive—slamming media spins as the apex body stressed procedural rigor like NASS’s botched voice vote ratification, echoing past Plateau/Ekiti cases while dodging a full thumbs-up on Rivers’ six-month admin swap.

Dissenting Justice Ogbuinya’s pushback against ousting elected bodies enriches the debate, as Ajulo praises Tinubu’s crisis-nixing leadership, AGF Fagbemi’s legal steer and the court’s restraint—urging legislative tweaks to curb authoritarian slips in Nigeria’s federal tightrope.