Just In: Tinubu's appointed Rivers' administrator storm national assembly

• Rivers State's sole administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, has yet appeared earlier the House of Representatives oversight committee
• The sole head past apologised for not appearing astatine the erstwhile gathering and urged the committee to springiness him much clip to hole a little for the committee
• This came amid the determination by the House to workout its law rights to instrumentality implicit the work of the Rivers State House of Assembly

The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee and the Rivers' sole administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, are yet gathering astatine the nationalist assembly analyzable aft respective postponement.

This came amid the determination by the House to workout its law rights to instrumentality implicit the work of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete appears earlier House of Reps committee Photo Credit: @Imranmuhdz
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Rivers' sole head apologised to Reps

Channels TV reported that the sole head past apologised for not appearing astatine the erstwhile gathering and urged the committee to springiness him much clip to hole a little for the committee.

Ibas explained that helium was inactive settling down successful his caller relation and appealed for the lawmakers' understanding. Following the sole administrator's appeal, journalists were excused, and they each went into a closed-door session.

Ibas, who was precocious appointed arsenic the sole head successful Rivers state, connected Thursday, April 24, 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 for Thursday, April 17, and aboriginal rescheduled its meeting.

Why Reps invited Rivers sole head

The sole head was invited to facilitate treatment connected the governance activities successful Rivers authorities 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 Reps invited Rivers' administrator

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.

Sowunmi said he's amended than Peter Obi

Legit.ng earlier reported that PDP chieftain Segun Sowunmi has hinted astatine the program to contention successful the 2027 statesmanlike predetermination against President Bola Tinubu.

Sowunmi maintained that helium has seen the vigor of the likes of Omoyele Sowore and reviewed the ideas of Peter Obi successful the 2023 election.

The PDP chieftain past concluded that helium had thing amended than the 2 and did not spot a crushed for radical who are bringing thing beneath Tinubu's policies should contention for president.

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