{"id":179154,"date":"2025-09-16T21:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances"},"modified":"2025-09-16T22:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:26:24","slug":"restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances","title":{"rendered":"Restoring Stability in Rivers Under Extraordinary Circumstances"},"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 Ibas, has reflected on his six-month stewardship, saying he was able to restore stability in the state under very challenging conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Ibas noted that while significant progress has been made, sustaining peace will require more effort, especially as the August 30 local government elections have now brought democratic governance back to the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>He made these remarks on Tuesday during a public lecture titled \u2018Good Governance and Democratic Dividends\u2019, delivered by Prof. Abiodun Amuda-Kanmike, SAN, as part of activities marking the state\u2019s transition at Government House, Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing appreciation, the administrator thanked Rivers people for their cooperation and support throughout his tenure, stressing that he had fulfilled the presidential mandate to restore peace and security in the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ibas, the public lecture was not merely academic but also served as a reaffirmation of his administration\u2019s pact with Rivers people.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cAs a nation, our democracy must deliver, and that governance must always be rooted in service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibas added, \u201cStanding before you, we feel gratitude and humility; gratitude for the support you gave me as your administrator and humility that I was called to serve in such a defining moment in the history of this great state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we began this assignment on March 18, 2025, our core mandate was to restore peace and stability. By the grace of God and with the cooperation of all stakeholders, we have come this far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the journey, Ibas pointed to the conduct of the local government elections as a milestone achievement saying, \u201cMost significantly was the peacefully conducted local government council elections restored democratic governance to the grassroots, the level of government closest to the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmergency rule was never a choice; it was a necessity brought upon us by insecurity, political impasse, and breakdown of trust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet in hindsight, it offered us enduring lessons that peace is priceless, without security, no other aspiration is possible; that when governance is weakened, opportunism fills the vacuum, endangering lives and livelihoods, and that the indomitable spirit of Rivers people cannot be broken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey endured. They persevered and have remained steadfast. The stability we have restored is the foundation upon which democracy is now rebuilt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further, Ibas charged Rivers people to place the state above personal ambition, commit to tolerance, forgiveness, and reconciliation to \u201cconsciously work at building trust among each other and to ensure that the dividends of democracy reach households.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his goodwill remarks, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika, described the lecture as timely, noting that it coincided with the transition back to democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>He commended the people of Rivers for supporting the interim administration.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, the Guest Lecturer, Prof. Amuda-Kanmike, SAN, emphasized that the Rivers State experience should serve as a lesson to other states across Nigeria.<\/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 Ibas, has reflected on his six-month stewardship, saying he was able to restore stability in the state under very challenging conditions. Ibas noted that while significant progress has been made, sustaining peace will require more effort, especially as the August 30 local [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":179153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[16417,254,421],"class_list":["post-179154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-ibas","tag-nigeria","tag-rivers"],"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>Restoring Stability in Rivers Under Extraordinary Circumstances - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has reflected on his six-month stewardship, ...\" \/>\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\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Restoring Stability in Rivers Under Extraordinary Circumstances\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has reflected on his six-month stewardship, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-16T20:24:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-16T21:26:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1758045560.044573.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1134\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Restoring Stability in Rivers Under Extraordinary Circumstances\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-16T20:24:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-16T21:26:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances\"},\"wordCount\":497,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1758045560.044573.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ibas\",\"Nigeria\",\"Rivers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/restoring-stability-in-rivers-under-extraordinary-circumstances\",\"name\":\"Restoring Stability in Rivers Under Extraordinary Circumstances - 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