Semenitari happy as Tinubu ends Rivers emergency

Former Rivers State Information Commissioner Ibim Semenitari celebrated the termination of her state's emergency status during a Wednesday television appearance on Channels Television's Politics Today program. She described the development as refreshing air for Rivers residents and emphasized widespread happiness among citizens following the decision. Semenitari highlighted the unusual situation where Rivers remained the federation's single state without its elected governor for six months. President Bola Tinubu removed the emergency declaration that began March 18, restoring democratic governance. The former commissioner expressed personal satisfaction as a native daughter seeing her homeland return to normalcy while relief spreads throughout the state.