Rivers State Government don suspend all political office holders and appointees for di state with immediate effect.
For statement wey Chief of Staff to di Administrator of Rivers State release on Wednesday, e talk say di suspension na based on di power wey President Bola Tinubu give di state Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas.
Di people wey dis suspension affect na:
- Secretary to di State Government (SSG)
- 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
Di statement still direct say make all di suspended officials hand over to di Permanent Secretaries for dia ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).
For places wey no get Permanent Secretary, di most senior Director or Head of Administration go take over.
Dis directive go start to dey work 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
- THE CHIEF OF STAFF
- HONOURABLE COMMISSIONERS
- CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF ALL BOARDS, COUNCILS OF AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND PARASTATALS.
- SPECIAL ADVISERS, SPECIAL ASISSTANTS, AND SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANTS.
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
