Port Harcourt, Rivers State – The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, don suspend all political appointees and office holders for di state with immediate effect. Dis one happen on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, as di Chief of Staff to di Administrator release statement say di action dey under powers wey President Bola Tinubu grant Ibas.
Di affected personnel include di Secretary to di State Government, di Chief of Staff, all commissioners, chairpersons and members of boards, agencies, commissions, and parastatals, plus all Special Advisers, Special Assistants, and Senior Special Assistants. Di official statement make am clear say di suspended officers go hand over dia duties to di permanent secretaries for dia MDAs. If no permanent secretary dey available, dem go hand over to di most senior director or head of administration.
Ibas wey don assume office as Sole Administrator on March 19, 2025, by President Tinubu after di President declare state of emergency for Rivers State, also mention say di action follow di suspension of di state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, him deputy Ngozi Odu, plus all elected members of di Rivers State House of Assembly, for six months.
“If di main issue na to maintain law and order for di state, I think for any meaningful activities to take place, dat one na di utmost task wey I get,” Ibas tell State House correspondents after im swearing-in. Him promise to work together with other stakeholders to ensure say order go return for Rivers State.
Dis suspension come as part of di federal government efforts to address di ongoing political crisis wey don dey affect di state. Di situation don dey tense for Rivers State, and Ibas’s administration gueks to restore stability and governance during dis challenging period.
Di action of suspension dey provoke discussion within di political landscape of Rivers State, and it dey important to monitor how dis go play out as Ibas take charge of governance. Di former Chief of Naval Staff get large expectations as dem expect am to tackle di issues wey face di state.
