Emergency rule: Ibas seeks more time to brief Reps on 'situation' in Rivers
- Rivers State Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas did not appear before the House Ad-Hoc Committee on April 24, 2025.
- The committee oversees the emergency rule in the state and was inaugurated April 15, 2025, after Ibas missed an earlier session.
- Speaker Abbas Tajudeen established the 21-member panel, chaired by Julius Ihonvbere, to monitor governance during the emergency rule.
- Ibas requested additional time to adequately prepare a comprehensive briefing for the committee.
- The committee acknowledged this request and is now coordinating a new date for the rescheduled interactive session.
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Emergency rule: Ibas seeks more time to brief Reps on 'situation' in Rivers
Sole Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas has requested more time from the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers State to properly brief the lawmakers on developments in the state. Ibas made the request at a meeting with the committee in Abuja on Friday. He had earlier failed to appear before the committee on April 17 and 24. He expressed regret over his failure to honour previous invitations by the committee. DAILY POST reported that Ibas …
Rivers crisis: Ibas shuns Reps panel - Daily Trust
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), on Thursday, failed to appear before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight for an interactive session. Daily Trust reports that the committee, constituted by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and inaugurated on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, had earlier scheduled a meeting with Ibas for Thursday, April 17, 2025 but was later rescheduled at the instance of …
I can still feel heat in Rivers, Says Administrator — Akelicious
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has told a House of Representatives committee that the state is not yet fully calm despite a temporary break in unrest. He made this known during a legislative oversight meeting in Abuja on Friday, where he admitted that the situation in the state remains fragile. Ibas explained that while the violence and protests have reduced, the atmosphere in Rivers is still unstable. He said the tension…
Rivers Still Restive, Says Ibas
There is no peace yet in Rivers State even though the situation appears relatively calm, Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas has said. Ibas, who appeared before the House of Representatives legislative oversight panel on Rivers on Friday, told the lawmakers that the state remains fragile. Addressing the panel members, the Administrator expressed concerns over the continuing protests in the state against emergency rule. Describing the …
I Need Time To Prepare For Briefing, Ibas Tells Lawmakers
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State, on Friday pleaded for more time from the House of Representatives ad hoc committee overseeing the emergency rule in the state. Ibas made the appeal on Friday when he came before the committee. It could be recalled that on April 15, Tajudeen Abbas, speaker […] The post I Need Time To Prepare For Briefing, Ibas Tells Lawmakers first appeared on African Examiner.
Rivers’ Sole Administrator requests more time to brief Reps on developments - Worldstage
WorldStage Newsonline– The Sole Administrator of Rivers, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has requested for more time from the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers, to properly brief the committee on the on developments in the state. He made the request on Friday at a meeting with the committee in Abuja after failing to appear before the committee on Thursday April 17 and 24. Ibas who expressed regret for his inability to attend…
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