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The Rivers State Government has suspended all political office holders and appointees across the state, effective immediately, ThisDay Nigeria reports.

A statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief of Staff to the Administrator of Rivers State said that the suspension was in line with the powers conferred on the state’s Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, by President Bola Tinubu.

The affected officials include:

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG)

The Chief of Staff

All Honourable Commissioners

Chairmen and members of boards, councils of agencies, commissions, institutions, and parastatals

All Special Advisers, Special Assistants, and Senior Special Assistants

The statement further directed the suspended officials to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries in their respective ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).

In cases where no Permanent Secretary is in place, the most senior Director or Head of Administration is to take over.

This directive takes effect from Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

See the 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

ggood:
This is terrible how can Nko man in Yakuur LgA of Cross River State Make Laws For Rivers State people , Nko is a bush, a very thick Forest no development

ggood:
This is terrible how can Nko man in Yakuur LgA of Cross River State Make Laws For Rivers State people , Nko is a bush, a very thick Forest no development

DeLaRue:
Hmmm...

I think by the time the Governor returns, he will find himself working with and surrounded by people he didn't appoint.

I also suspect that as part of the settlement deal for him to return, he will have to agree to appoint a certain number of Commissioners, and key political appointees nominated by the Wike side.

There's also a good chance that Mr Fubara will also meet a new CJ.

The local governments too will not be under his control.

All of these will leave a returned Mr Fubara defenestrated, and more or less toothless.

zero8zero:
Henceforth, no Governor will dare disrespect the Supreme Court anymore.

Ikaeniyan0:
How did Fubara disrespect the supreme court?

Racoon:
What does this mean now again? Why this act of constitutional abuse. We're all these appointees also suspended by the the illegal SoE? What kind of precedence is this lawless government setting?

Racoon:
What does this mean now again? Why this act of constitutional abuse. We're all these appointees also suspended by the the illegal SoE? What kind of precedence is this lawless government setting?

Racoon:
What does this mean now again? Why this act of constitutional abuse. We're all these appointees also suspended by the the illegal SoE? What kind of precedence is this lawless government setting?