{"id":358556,"date":"2025-03-19T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=358556"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:23:00","slug":"brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Brazen attempt at power grab&#8217; \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The ex- Rivers governor criticised the suspension of Governor Fubara and others, stating it was unconstitutional and an overreach of presidential powers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amaechi argued that Nigeria\u2019s Constitution does not permit a state governor\u2019s removal through a presidential decree or unilateral decision.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi, who previously governed Rivers State, also condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcKsfS-1vfW\"><strong>suspension<\/strong><\/a> of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, and members of the House of Assembly as reckless, urging the National Assembly to oppose it.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement personally signed and titled \u2018My Immediate Reaction To The Undemocratic, Unconstitutional, Suspension Of Elected State Officials In Rivers State.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads, \u201cUnequivocally, I condemn the rather brazen and unilaterally reckless suspension and removal of the Governor of Rivers State, the Deputy Governor of Rivers State and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that \u201cWith this singular move, Mr President has technically suspended and truncated democracy in Rivers State. This clearly violates our Constitution, the same Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that Mr. President swore to uphold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi referenced Section 188 of the Nigerian Constitution, saying it outlines the lawful process for removing a state governor, which does not include \u201ca fiat declaration, decree or promulgation by Mr. President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that a governor elected by the people cannot be removed by a presidential order. He further argued that suspending key state officials violated Section 305, which the President had cited as justification.<\/p>\n<p>He also stated that \u201cThe unlawful suspension of elected democratic institutions in my dear Rivers State points to a brazen attempt at power grab in the State by forces and persons who do not have such Constitutional powers. The unfolding events in Rivers State in the past months points to a clear orchestrated plot by some persons to unconstitutionally perpetrate and impose themselves on the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, at such a critical time, all well-meaning Nigerians must stand against what he called an attack on democracy. He insisted that \u201cMr President must be made to know and understand in unmistakable terms that this illegality cannot stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi urged respected Nigerians, particularly the Nigerian Governors Forum, to intervene and \u201creverse the unlawful actions\u201d taken by the President.<\/p>\n<p>He also appealed to political figures, governors, and lawmakers across the country to speak up and reject what he described as an illegal act.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that \u201cAs a former State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), I am not unaware of the role elected Governors in the country can play to halt this descent and reverse the unlawful actions of Mr. President. I commend the Governors who have spoken against the unlawful suspension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concluding, Amaechi asserted that the suspension was a serious violation of both Nigeria\u2019s democratic principles and its constitutional framework.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ex- Rivers governor criticised the suspension of Governor Fubara and others, stating it was unconstitutional and an overreach of presidential powers. Amaechi argued that Nigeria\u2019s Constitution does not permit a state governor\u2019s removal through a presidential decree or unilateral decision. The former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":250496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"Amaechi condemned Tinubu\u2019s declaration of emergency rule, calling it a violation of democracy and urging the National Assembly to reject it.","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"211693","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":{"override_bookmark_button":"0","override_show_bookmark_button":"0"},"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[65072,385,2125,6795,87627],"class_list":["post-358556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-president-bola-tinubu","tag-rivers-state","tag-rotimi-amaechi","tag-state-of-emergency","tag-the-former-minister-of-transport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.3 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Brazen attempt at power grab&#039; \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a threat to democracy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Brazen attempt at power grab&#039; \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ex- Rivers governor criticised the suspension of Governor Fubara and others, stating it was unconstitutional and an overreach of presidential powers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T16:23:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/abdullah\/2023\/02\/21\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"710\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"W.N YEMI\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"W.N YEMI\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"W.N YEMI\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ebabe0e9024393187c955bfdc47fd9ea\"},\"headline\":\"&#8216;Brazen attempt at power grab&#8217; \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-19T16:23:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":517,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/abdullah\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/21\\\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"President Bola Tinubu\",\"Rivers State\",\"Rotimi Amaechi\",\"state of emergency\",\"The former Minister of Transport\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Politics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/\",\"name\":\"'Brazen attempt at power grab' \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/abdullah\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/21\\\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-19T16:23:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"The former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a threat to democracy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/abdullah\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/21\\\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/abdullah\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/21\\\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg\",\"width\":710,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Rotimi Amaechi\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/19\\\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"&#8216;Brazen attempt at power grab&#8217; \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS\",\"description\":\"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ebabe0e9024393187c955bfdc47fd9ea\",\"name\":\"W.N YEMI\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4a014bd79dd8ad3a272a49b5ec405f49e6a4a4d1e362a3a8f31a44274809f277?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4a014bd79dd8ad3a272a49b5ec405f49e6a4a4d1e362a3a8f31a44274809f277?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4a014bd79dd8ad3a272a49b5ec405f49e6a4a4d1e362a3a8f31a44274809f277?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"W.N YEMI\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/abdullah\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"'Brazen attempt at power grab' \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers","description":"The former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a threat to democracy.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"'Brazen attempt at power grab' \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers","og_description":"The ex- Rivers governor criticised the suspension of Governor Fubara and others, stating it was unconstitutional and an overreach of presidential powers.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/","og_site_name":"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","article_published_time":"2025-03-19T16:23:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":710,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/abdullah\/2023\/02\/21\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"W.N YEMI","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@withinnigeria","twitter_site":"@withinnigeria","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"W.N YEMI","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/"},"author":{"name":"W.N YEMI","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ebabe0e9024393187c955bfdc47fd9ea"},"headline":"&#8216;Brazen attempt at power grab&#8217; \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers","datePublished":"2025-03-19T16:23:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/"},"wordCount":517,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/abdullah\/2023\/02\/21\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg","keywords":["President Bola Tinubu","Rivers State","Rotimi Amaechi","state of emergency","The former Minister of Transport"],"articleSection":["Politics"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/","name":"'Brazen attempt at power grab' \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/abdullah\/2023\/02\/21\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-19T16:23:00+00:00","description":"The former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu\u2019s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a threat to democracy.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/abdullah\/2023\/02\/21\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/abdullah\/2023\/02\/21\/Rotimi-Amaechi.jpg","width":710,"height":400,"caption":"Rotimi Amaechi"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/19\/brazen-attempt-at-power-grab-amaechi-condemns-tinubus-emergency-rule-in-rivers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8216;Brazen attempt at power grab&#8217; \u2014 Amaechi condemns Tinubu\u2019s emergency rule in Rivers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","name":"NEWS","description":"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization","name":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/x.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ebabe0e9024393187c955bfdc47fd9ea","name":"W.N YEMI","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4a014bd79dd8ad3a272a49b5ec405f49e6a4a4d1e362a3a8f31a44274809f277?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4a014bd79dd8ad3a272a49b5ec405f49e6a4a4d1e362a3a8f31a44274809f277?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4a014bd79dd8ad3a272a49b5ec405f49e6a4a4d1e362a3a8f31a44274809f277?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"W.N YEMI"},"url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/author\/abdullah\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}