Abuja, Nigeria – Na today wey President Bola Ahmed Tinubu summon the former Rivers State administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), come meet am for Villa wey dey Abuja. Ibas land for State House around 5:50 p.m., accompanied by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, plus the Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukayede. Chai! Wetin dem dey plan again?
As e be, Edun don enter the villa before – small time he don come out, only to return later with file wey fit contain serious gist, no be small wahala! But as we dey talk, the details of wetin dem discuss still dey keep with dem. E be like say na ‘top secret’ level wey we dey here.
Ibok-Ete Ibas serve as Rivers sole administrator for six months, and e don waka comot from that position since September 17. As rescue mission, President Tinubu gree to lift the state of emergency wey he impose on Rivers State for March 18, 2025. Dis order come after wahala scatter the governance for the state.
Tinubu talk am clear say dem need urgent intervention to stop ‘drift to anarchy’ after plenty things don kolo for the state house. For him words, “We don reach that point wey governance no fit even move again without intervention.” Na so e be, nobody wan make the matter bad pass wetin e don already be!
Not be only that, the Rivers State House of Assembly don yan say dem go investigate wetin happen under Ibas as administrator. Dem dey focus on where all the cash wey come from Federation Account go for six months – we dey talk about at least ₦254.37 billion wey dem receive o! But Ibas don talk say him no gree make dem probe him.
As dem dey yan for PH, na everybody dey watch am sharply to see who go fit carry this matter waka follow. I wonder if dem dey tell Ibas, make e carry his suitcase for any eventualities, because dis matter don hot like pepper soup!
So, as the drama continue, we go dey keep our eyes open. Who know if Tinubu go spearhead new strategies to fix Rivers State or na just to flex power for the Villa? Time go show!
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