Ibas appoints administrators for 23 Rivers' Councils

The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appointed administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.

The appointment is coming barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital, has stopped Ibas from appointing administrators to oversea the affairs of the local government councils

But, Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika, in a statement, announced the appointment.

Worika, however, silence on the identities and other details of the new appointees.

He, however, said the appointments take immediate effect.

“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 statement reads.

Recall that Ibas also approved the constitution of some boards of agencies, commissions and parastatals which he had earlier suspended.