By Kolawole Ojebisi
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) has endorsed the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.
This development comes less that 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt restrained Ibas from appointing administrators to oversea the affairs of the local government councils.
The order was issued by Justice Adam Muhammed on Tuesday in suit no. FHC/PH/CS/46/2025 in the case filed by PILEX Centre for Civic Education Initiative led by Courage Msirimovu against the Sole Administrator in his official capacity.
In a similar vein, Ibas also approved the constitution of some boards of agencies, commissions and parastatals which he had earlier suspended.
The approval was contained in a Special Government Announcement issued on Wednesday morning by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika.
Though the names of the new appointees were not listed, the statement said the appointments takes immediate effect.
It reads, “His Excellency The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, has approved the appointments of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
“He has also approved the reconstitution of some boards of agencies, commissions, and parastatals, earlier suspended.
“All appointments take effect from Monday, the 7th of April 2025.”
The New Diplomat had reported how the sole administrator suspended all heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state with immediate effect.Ibas took the decision last week.
