Presidency hits Jonathan, Soyinka over criticism of rivers emergency rule

The Nigerian presidency has fired back at former President Goodluck Jonathan and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka over their opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in rivers state.
In a statement on Sunday, March 23, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Temitope Ajayi, said while Jonathan and Soyinka were entitled to their opinions, they must recognize that Tinubu had a nation to govern.