Groups slam rivers sole administrator over alleged illegal LG appointments
- Ibok-Ete Ibas has appointed new administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State, effective April 7, 2025, despite a court ruling against such actions by Justice Adam Muhammed.
- Legal experts and opposition figures have questioned the legitimacy of Ibas' actions that defy a court ruling, raising concerns about political instability and potential legal consequences.
- Secretary to the State Government, Ibibia Worika, announced that all appointments took effect from April 7, 2025, confirming the new administrators.
- Critics argue that Ibas' defiance of the court ruling sets a dangerous precedent, potentially triggering political instability in Rivers State.
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No approval for 10,000 workers’ recruitment – Rivers administrator
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media that he had approved the recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the state civil service. The clarification came through a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt by the acting Head of the Rivers
Groups slam rivers sole administrator over alleged illegal LG appointments
Civil society and regional groups have condemned the appointment of local government administrators in Rivers State by the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Etteh Ibas, rtd, calling the action illegal and a direct violation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy. The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, and the Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum, PANDEF, expressed outrage over the development, describ…
Rivers crisis deepens as Ibas defies court, installs new administrators
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has appointed administrators for all 23 Local Government Areas, defying a Federal High Court order that barred him from making such appointments.
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