Rivers crisis: Rivers administrator lands in trouble as court makes major move

• The Rivers authorities sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has been ordered to halt the assignment of sole administrators for the state's section government
• Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the proceedings tribunal granted the bid successful suit No. FHC/PH/CS/46/2025
• The suit was filed by the PILEX Centre for Civic Education Initiative, chaired by Courage Msirimovu, against the sole head successful his authoritative capacity

Port Harcourt - The Federal High Court sitting successful Port Harcourt has ordered a restraint connected the determination by the sole head of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), to name administrators oregon equivalent to oversee the affairs of the 23 section authorities areas successful the state.

Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the proceedings tribunal granted the bid successful suit No. FHC/PH/CS/46/2025, which was filed by the PILEX Centre for Civic Education Initiative, chaired by Courage Msirimovu, against the sole head successful his authoritative capacity.

The tribunal stops Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) from appointing administrators for Rivers' section governments Photo Credit: @NTANewsNow
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Why tribunal halt Rivers sole administrator

According to the court, the question ex parte, which was filed connected March 28, 2025, sought respective reliefs, including the restraining interim injunction to the respondents and their agents from making specified appointments. It noted that the applicant besides asked that immoderate further orders the tribunal considered necessary.

Following the reappraisal of the motion, Justice Mohammed's judgement favoured the applicant and fixed April 14 for the proceeding of the matter.

The Rivers section authorities situation started with the expiration of the tenure of elected chairmen successful June 2023. The chairmen, who were elected nether the contiguous past medication of Nyesom Wike, were granted an hold of tenure by the 27 lawmakers, who were loyal to the erstwhile Governor Wike.

On resuming office, Governor Siminalayi Fubara dissolved the section authorities medication and announced the assignment of caretaker chairmen. This led to a fierce governmental conflict betwixt him and Wike. The power of the section authorities became a battleground successful their combat for power of the state's governmental structure.

When did Fubara behaviour LG elections?

Amid the tension, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) carried retired caller section authorities elections successful October 2024, but the improvement was challenged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful court.

On February 28, the Supreme Court ended the conflict arsenic it declared that the RSIEC predetermination was illegal. Reacting to the judgment, Governor Fubara removed the elected chairmen and directed that the affairs of the assembly should beryllium taken implicit by the heads of the section authorities medication pending the behaviour of a caller election.

The APC and the 27 lawmakers successful the authorities House of Assembly opposed the determination of the governor. They alleged that the politician was targeting RSIEC officials and moving to bypass the procedures of the law.

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