The FCT minister Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, expressed optimism that the state of emergency in Rivers State will finally expire on September 18.
Wike said that, with the expiration, the Rivers State Assembly is expected to resume its duties.
Wike revealed this after voting during the Rivers State’s local government election local government election.
Recall that Rivers State was placed under emergency administration by President Bola Tinubu in order to avert a political crisis. For six months, Tinubu had suspended the State House of Assembly, Governor Sim Fubara, and his deputy.
However, Wike said: “As far as we are concerned, this election is peaceful, people are trooping out and at the end of the day the election has been conducted successfully and peacefully.
“I do know that by September 18, the state of emergency will expire and the state assembly will come back to their job and we will have a government at the grassroots level.”
He said further:” The coast is clear for the state of emergency to be lifted, being that the state government has its representative and the local government has its representatives, so we are good to go.”
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