By Reno Omokri
Under President Olusegun Obasanjo, States of Emergency were declared in Plateau and Ekiti states on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, and on Thursday, October 19, 2006. Every single Presidential candidate in the 2003 election was in government then, either as Governors or in other high positions. None of them opposed President Obasanjo then.
So, why are they complaining when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does the same thing in Rivers State?
When President Obasanjo declared States of Emergencies in Plateau and Ekiti, there were no bombing incidents. Meanwhile, in Rivers State, there have been two bomb blasts in less than twenty-four hours.
There is more than enough justification for a State of Emergency in Rivers, and Nigerians should support President Tinubu in maintaining law and order in the country.
What was sauce for the goos in Plateau and Ekiti States under Obasanjo should be good for the gander in Rivers State under President Tinubu.