Tinubu, New Rivers Administrator, Ibas, Meet In Aso Villa

ABUJA Barely 24 hours after declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu is holding a crucial meeting with Vice Admiral Ibok-t Ibas retd., the newly appointed sole administrator of the state, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Ibas arrived at the State House at approximately 12:48 p.m., where he is expected to receive a formal briefing from the president regarding his new assignment.

On Tuesday evening, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for an initial period of six months.

Citing prolonged political instability, constitutional violations, and security threats, the president said the extraordinary measure was necessary to restore order in the oil-rich state. The crisis has been fueled by an ongoing power struggle between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.