The outgone Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), Wednesday officially handed over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara six months after he was appointed by President Bola Tinubu, who had sacked the governor and all House of Assembly members in an unprecedented executive overreach.
Tinubu had declared a controversial emergency rule in the state.
Ibas claimed that the mandate given to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had been fully accomplished.
In a statewide broadcast, Ibas said his assignment was to restore order in Rivers following the political crisis that led to the emergency proclamation on March 18, and that he was leaving with a sense of fulfillment.
“Six months ago, President Bola Tinubu entrusted me with the solemn responsibility of steering Rivers State through an extraordinary moment in its history.
“Today, I can say with conviction that by the grace of God and through our collective efforts, the mandate has been accomplished; law and order has been restored; local government elections have been conducted; statutory boards and commissions have been reconstituted; and the state budget has been passed by the National Assembly, providing a legitimate fiscal framework for governance and development,” he stated.
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