* Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd) (left) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right) after the swearing in.
By Pathfinder Reporter
Wednesday March 19, 2025
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President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State.
The administrator was sworn in following a short meeting with the president on Wednesday afternoon.
Tinubu announced the appointment of the retired naval chief at a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, when he declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu; and the Rivers State House of Assembly members.
Tinubu hinged his decision on Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution, saying he can’t continue to watch the political situation in Rivers escalate without taking any action.
The sole administrator is a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and the Nigerian Institute of Management.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who appointed him as Chief of Naval Staff, conferred him with the National Honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) in 2022.
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