BREAKING: Ibok-Ete Ibas suspends all Fubara’s appointees, including commissioners

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has ordered the immediate suspension of all political office holders and appointees in the state.

The directive affects key officials, including the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief of Staff Edison Ehie, all commissioners, as well as the leadership of various state boards, agencies, commissions, and institutions.

Special advisers, special assistants, and senior special assistants have also been suspended.

Full Statement below;

GOVERNMENT OF RIVERS STATE

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

THE RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THE SUSPENSION OF POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS AND APPOINTEES IN RIVERS STATE.

THIS IS PURSUANT TO THE POWERS CONFERRED ON THE ADMINISTRATOR OF RIVERS STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, VICE ADMIRAL (RTD) IBOK ETE EKWE IBAS CFR, BY THE PRESIDENT, HIS EXCELLENCY, ASHIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR

THOSE SUSPENDED INCLUDE;

1.THE SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT

THIS SUSPENSION TAKES EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 2025 THE AFFECTED OFFICERS ARE TO HAND OVER TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARIES IN THEIR MDAS. WHERE THERE MAY BE NO PERMANENT SECRETARY, THEY ARE TO HAND OVER TO THE MOST SENIOR DIRECTOR/HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION

THIS IS SIGNED BY

THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE ADMINISTRATOR