Breaking: Tension as court asked to sack Rivers’ sole administrator

• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been dragged to tribunal implicit the assignment of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd) arsenic the sole head of Rivers state
• A ineligible practitioner, Johnmary Jideobi, asked the Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja to sack Rivers' sole administrator
• Jideobi argued that the assignment of a sole head successful Rivers authorities is unconstitutional, null and void, and of nary ineligible effect whatsoever

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 7 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary events

FCT, Abuja - The Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja has been asked to sack the Sole Administrator of Rivers state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd).

Legit.ng recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Ibas as sole head successful Rivers state aft suspending Governor Sim Fubara and others.

FCT precocious tribunal has been asked to void the assignment of Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas arsenic Rivers’ sole administrator. Photo credit: @biggiedeyforyou/@Klefjonz
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An Abuja-based ineligible practitioner, Johnmary Jideobi, filed the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/572/2025 connected Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

President Bola Tinubu was cited arsenic the 1st defendant, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Vice Admiral Ibas, rtd, and Attorneys-General of the 36 states of the federation were listed arsenic 2nd to 39th defendants.

As reported by Vanguard, Jideobi prayed the tribunal to set-aside arsenic void, “all actions and decisions [howsoever described oregon made] of the 3rd Defendant [Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd)] successful the sanction of Sole Administrator of Rivers State, aforesaid being unconstitutional, null and of nary law unit passim the Federal Republic of Nigeria for all.

Jideobi besides further prayed the tribunal to contented a perpetual bid of injunction, restraining Presidnet Tinubu (either by himself, his officers, agents, privies, servants oregon immoderate different idiosyncratic acting nether his bid howsoever named, “from either removing, suspending oregon different tampering with the tenure of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of Rivers State [and so immoderate different State successful Nigeria).”

The plaintiff further asked for an bid of perpetual injunction, barring Tinubu, “either by himself, his officers, agents, privies, servants oregon immoderate different idiosyncratic acting nether his bid howsoever named, from appointing immoderate Sole Administrator into immoderate State Government House successful the 30 (36) of the Federation for immoderate intent whatsoever.”

“An bid of this Honourable Court mounting speech the nomination/appointment and swearing successful of Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) arsenic the Sole Administrator of Rivers State of Nigeria by the 1st Defendant.”

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nobel Prize winner, Wole Soyinka, condemned President Tinubu's determination to state a state of emergency successful Rivers state.

Soyinka faulted President Tinubu's determination to suspend Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and the Rivers State House of Assembly.

He described President Tinubu's determination arsenic excessive during a trending interrogation implicit the weekend.

Johnmary Jideobi says Tinubu's assignment of sole head successful Rivers authorities is unconstitutional. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Legit.ng besides reported that the Northern Caucus successful the House of Representatives declared its support for Tinubu implicit the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers state.

The bluish lawmakers said President Bola Tinubu’s actions are apt, timely, and constitutionally appropriate.

The president of the group, Hon. Ado Doguwa, accused suspended Governor Fubara of being successful the cognize of the demolition of captious infrastructure successful the lipid and state sector.

Rivers HoS resigns arsenic Ibas makes 2 caller appointments

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Ibas announced the resignation of Rivers state's HoS and the assignment of a caller SSG.

The improvement came 1 week aft the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. President Tinubu had connected Tuesday, March 18, declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers and subsequently suspended Fubara, his deputy, and lawmakers implicit increasing governmental hostility successful the state.

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Source: Legit.ng