Renowned chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has raised serious concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s involvement in the recent conflict between Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Taking to Instagram to express his discontent, Momodu labelled Tinubu’s intervention as “legally absurd” and questioned the President’s authority to preside over both state and federal affairs simultaneously.
“The directives to Rivers state by a Federal President is really absurd in legal terms. No President can be a Headmaster of both State and Federal,” remarked Momodu, expressing strong reservations about what he perceived as overreach by the federal government into state matters.
He also lambasted what he termed an infringement on the democratic principles that should safeguard the separation of powers between federal and state entities.
“Opposition parties must vehemently oppose this brazen attempt at forcing a one-party dictatorship on Nigeria,” Momodu said.
