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The lawmakers said the police should be supported with patrol vehicles and security gadgets to enhance the provision of adequate security services within the FCT.

Mr Ibas, a retired vice Admiral and former chief of naval staff, was appointed as Rivers Administrator on Tuesday following the declaration of a state of emergency in the oil-rich state.

The PDP governors said it is illegal and unacceptable for the president to suspend democratically elected officials of a state.

In a national broadcast, the President cited prolonged political instability, constitutional breaches, and security threats as justification for the drastic measure.

Mr Dickson said he opposed the declaration of a state of emergency, particularly when the governor and his deputy would be removed from office.

The Nigerian is wanted in the US on wire fraud charges. Reporters discovered him in Dubai, where he owns a luxury apartment.

Section 305 of the Nigerian constitution interprets a state of emergency as a situation of “national danger, disaster or terrorist attacks…”

The declaration of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State dominated the newspaper headlines.

“…Is Rivers State at war? Is there an ‘actual breakdown of public order’? Is there a threat to the existence of the federation?”

According to Ms Balkhy, the organisation is responding to 16 graded emergencies, including seven complex humanitarian crises and over 50 disease outbreaks