{"id":159551,"date":"2025-04-15T22:50:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T21:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-sole-administrator-ibas-summons-fubara-to-govt-house"},"modified":"2025-04-15T22:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T21:50:40","slug":"rivers-sole-administrator-ibas-summons-fubara-to-govt-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-administrator-ibas-summons-fubara-to-govt-house","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas summons Fubara to Govt House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has summoned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Dr Ngozi Ordu, to appear before him at the Government House in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a special announcement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika.<\/p>\n<p>Worika disclosed that the summons forms part of an official inquiry into appointments made during the Fubara administration over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, Fubara has been directed to present comprehensive documentation and records related to appointments made while in office.<\/p>\n<p>This includes, among other things, the rationale and procedures that guided those decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The full statement reads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIVERS GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, CFR, has formally summoned the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, and his Deputy, Dr. Ngozi Ordu, to appear before him for an inquiry into the appointments made under their administration over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSir Fubara is directed to present all relevant documents and records pertaining to appointments, including justifications and procedures followed during his tenure. The session will also serve as an opportunity for the suspended Governor to provide a clear and detailed explanation as to why he believes he should be reinstated to office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth parties are expected to appear in person as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Date: Friday, 18th April, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Time: 10:00am Prompt<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Conference Room, Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt<\/p>\n<p>Attendance is mandatory. This process forms part of the Sole Administrator\u2019s ongoing efforts to restore transparency and accountability and lasting peace in the governance of Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>Signed:<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika<\/p>\n<p>Secretary to the State Government\u201d<\/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. Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has summoned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Dr Ngozi Ordu, to appear before him at the Government House in Port Harcourt. This was contained in a special announcement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":159550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[1578,10074,16417,254,421,16580],"class_list":["post-159551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-breaking","tag-fubara","tag-ibas","tag-nigeria","tag-rivers","tag-sole-administrator"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas summons Fubara to Govt House - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-sole-administrator-ibas-summons-fubara-to-govt-house\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas summons Fubara to Govt House\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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