{"id":156860,"date":"2025-03-26T21:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-sole-administrator-ibas-suspends-all-political-appointees"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:40:56","slug":"rivers-sole-administrator-ibas-suspends-all-political-appointees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-administrator-ibas-suspends-all-political-appointees","title":{"rendered":"Rivers\u2019 Sole Administrator Ibas suspends all political appointees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has suspended all political office holders and appointees across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Staff to the Sole Administrator disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension is to take effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the suspension is in line with the powers conferred upon him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>Those suspended include the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, commissioners, chairmen and members of all boards, and all special assistants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis suspension takes effect from Wednesday, 26 March 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,\u201d the statement reads in part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has suspended all political office holders and appointees across the state. The Chief of Staff to the Sole Administrator disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The suspension is to take effect immediately. 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