Again, Rivers' sole administrator ignores national assembly

• Rivers' sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has again shunned the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee connected Rivers State Oversight
• The Reps committee had earlier rescheduled its gathering connected Ibas' request, but the sole head did not look contempt being successful Abuja for the NEC meeting
• Members of the committee were seen walking retired of the venue without responding to questions from waiting journalists

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, who was precocious appointed arsenic the sole head successful Rivers state, has again shunned the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee connected Rivers State Oversight, arsenic helium failed to look earlier them adjacent aft being invited for an interactive session.

Speaker Tajudeen Abbas had constituted and inaugurated the committee connected April 15, 2025. The committee past scheduled its gathering to Thursday, April 17, and aboriginal rescheduled its meeting.

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Why Reps invited Rivers sole head

The sole head was invited to facilitate treatment connected the governance activities successful Rivers state since helium assumed office.

However, Ibas, who was successful Abuja connected Thursday, April 24, for the National Economic Council gathering astatine the statesmanlike villa, failed to look for the rescheduled session.

Vanguard reported that the committee, chaired by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, had announced Thursday, April 24, arsenic the rescheduled day for the meeting, which was archetypal postponed connected the petition of the sole administrator. Unfortunately, Ibas did not look and nary connection was made to the committee successful respect of that.

What happened erstwhile the Reps invited Rivers' administrator

It was yet to beryllium wide if the committee had sent an invitation oregon an acknowledgement, arsenic details connected the substance were yet to beryllium known.

The committee chairman, Ihonvbere, and different lawmakers near the Committee Room 301 of the House of Representatives analyzable arsenic the Rivers' sole head did not appear. They did not code journalists either, saying "no comment" erstwhile approached by journalists.

The committee past suspended the gathering betwixt it and Ibas indefinitely, arsenic the Rivers' sole head did not look for the conversation.

Why Tinubu appointed Rivers' sole administrator

Recall that President Bola Tinubu had appointed Ibas arsenic the sole head for Rivers state, aft announcing the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his lawman and the lawmakers successful the authorities House of Assembly.

The president's determination followed the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful the state. The president invoked the law crushed implicit the lack of governance successful the oil-rich state, owed to the unending governmental turbulence successful Rivers.

Governor Fubara and his predecessor, present curate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, had been astatine loggerheads hardly six months aft the erstwhile resumed bureau implicit the power of the governmental operation successful the state.

Court denies sacking Rivers' sole administrator

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Rivers authorities judiciary dismissed the study and issued an bid to annul the assignment of a sole head successful the state.

Chief Registrar David Ihua-Maduenyi, successful a connection connected Thursday, April 17, clarified that the tribunal did not contented an bid to resume instantly the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

The judiciary past urged the nationalist to disregard the study that it gave an injunction connected the taxable matter, adding that it was false.

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