Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has declared that the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu will hurt Nigeria’s democracy for a long time.
He described the President’s action as a constitutional breach.
Obi spoke in reaction to the reinstatement of Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and all members of the state House of Assembly.
He, however, urged the political actors to "embrace peace and forge ahead".
NATIONAL POST recalls that Tinubu on Wednesday lifted the emergency rule.
Reacting, Obi described the suspension as "misstep that should not have happened".
According to him, "the restoration of democracy in Rivers State after six months of needless disruption remains a sour side of our democracy today.
"It was a constitutional breach that will hurt our democracy for a long time.
"I just hope that some lessons were learned by all the gladiators in the Rivers State impasse. Great minds remind us that 'the only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing'.
"A true leader is the one who admits his/her mistakes, is smart enough to learn from them, and is strong enough to correct them".
The former governor of Anambra State also congratulated the "good people of Rivers State for their endurance in the face of provocations".
"I appeal to Governor Similaya Fubara, the members of the state House of Assembly and all the political leaders in the state to embrace peace and forge ahead.
"The real mistake is the one where we end up learning nothing.
"Be assured that a new Nigeria is POssible and inevitable", he said.
