Rivers state of emergency an abuse of power — Jonathan

• Says government knows the right course of action but deliberately ignoring it

By Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a blatant abuse of power by all three arms of government.

Speaking in Abuja on Saturday at the Haske Satumari Foundation’s annual colloquium with the theme,…