Tag: Ibok-Ete Ibas

Ibas Holds Talks with President Tinubu and EFCC Boss

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Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the immediate former administrator of Rivers State, arrived at the State House at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday and was escorted into the meeting by Edun and Olukoyede. Three days after the former sole administrator turned down requests from the Rivers State House of Assembly to look into spending during his six-month watch, Ibas was welcomed by President Bola Tinubu along with Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, and Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Ibas Rejects Lawmakers’ Investigation of Spending Over Last Six Months

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The Rivers State House of Assembly may be preparing for a confrontation with the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), after the latter decided to look into the state’s spending during the previous few months under the former. After President Bola Tinubu ordered Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended state governor, his deputy, and the members of the state House of Assembly to return to their positions from the previous Thursday, Ibas resigned as administrator of the oil-rich state on September 17, the day after the six-month emergency…

Ibas bows out, hands over to Fubara

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Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), Rivers State’s sole administrator, turned over authority to Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday, announcing the restoration of law and order in the state. Ibas, who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu six months ago to stabilize Rivers amid political unrest, said in his farewell speech that his tenure brought about “milestones of progress,” such as the holding of local government elections, the reorganization of statutory boards, and the National Assembly’s approval of the state budget. He warned that “the exercise of power without restraint can…