I think it does set a kind of scary example, honestly. If the president can just swoop in and declare emergency rule every time things get tense, then governors everywhere will be side-eyeing Abuja whenever issues pop up. Some people say Tinubu had to act to stop Rivers State from blowing up, but then, what's stopping this from happening in, say, Oyo or Benue if things get messy?

I've heard people argue it's for "peace," but I've also seen how politicians use stuff like this to grab more power. My uncle keeps saying it's just a shortcut to put their own people in charge where things aren't going their way. If you’ve lived in Nigeria for a while, you know a lot of these federal interventions don't solve the root problems—we still end up with the same old fights, just with new faces sometimes. I feel like it might make governors more scared of speaking out or disagreeing with Abuja from now on. So yeah, it’s kind of a tricky path and could make our politics even messier if they start using emergency rule as a quick fix for any crisis.