The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has suspended all political appointees and office holders in the state with immediate effect.
In a statement on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Chief of Staff to the Administrator announced that the decision was made under the powers granted to Ibas by Bola Tinubu.
The suspension affects the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, all commissioners, chairpersons and members of boards, agencies, commissions, and parastatals, as well as all Special Advisers, Special Assistants, and Senior Special Assistants.
“This suspension takes effect from Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The affected officers are to hand over to the permanent secretaries in their MDAs. Where there may be no permanent secretary, they are to hand over to the most senior director/head of administration,” the statement read.
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Ibas was sworn in as Sole Administrator on March 19, 2025, after Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. As part of this, the President suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for an initial period of six months.
Following his swearing-in, Ibas, who is a former Chief of Naval Staff, emphasized his commitment to maintaining law and order in the state. “If the main issue is that of maintaining law and order in the state, I think for any meaningful activities to take place in Rivers State, that is the utmost task that I have,” he told State House correspondents.
He also pledged to work with stakeholders to restore stability in the state.
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