Reps Summon Ibas Over Rivers’ State Of Affairs

The House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight has invited the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) to appear before it for a comprehensive interactive session on Thursday.

House Leader and chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere, said the engagement was necessary to ascertain the true state of affairs in Rivers State.

Ihonvbere said such will also be used to ensure that the House remains properly guided in the discharge of its oversight responsibilities in public interest.

LEADERSHIP reports that Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, on Tuesday, inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee to oversight the emergency rule in Rivers State.

This followed the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu and the State House of Assembly last month by President Bola Tinubu as well as appointment of Ibas as sole administrator for Rivers State.

According to the spokesperson of the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, the panel held its inaugural meeting at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Wednesday when it resolved to invite the sole administrator.

“Pursuant to its constitutional mandate to exercise full legislative oversight in accordance with Section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Committee resolved, among other matters, to invite Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, to appear before it for a comprehensive interactive session,” Rotimi said.

He added that chairman of the Committee, Prof Ihonvbere, noted that, “This engagement is necessary to ascertain the true state of affairs in Rivers State and ensure that the House remains properly guided in the discharge of its oversight responsibilities in the public interest.”

He reiterated the committee’s commitment to fulfilling its duties with diligence, transparency, and strict adherence to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.