The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas(retd) has taken oath of office at the Presidential Villa Abuja.
Recall that upon the declaration of state of emergency on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu had appointed Ibas to take charge in the troubled state for six months, pending resolution of the political crisis.
Fielding questions from reporters shortly after the brief ceremony, on how he intends to pilot the affairs of the state vis a vis expectations from Nigerians, Ibas simply responded saying, “First of all, I think we know the circumstances that led to where we are here.
“Mr. President made it very clear in this broadcast, if the main issue is that of maintaining law and order in the state, I think for any meaningful activities to take place in Rivers state, that is the utmost task that I have to work together with all other stakeholders to ensure that we bring peace, order and security and stability to the people and government of River State and Nigeria at large.”
Recall that Tinubu had invoked a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the protracted political crisis for his actions.
While the power play between current Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara got heightened, Tinubu revealed that he felt disturbed and needed to take immediate actions to quell the crisis, which was depriving the citizens of Rivers the dividends of democracy.
