As President Bola Tinubu declared end of emergency rule in Rivers State on Wednesday, there are calls for the probe of the six-month tenure of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retd).
With the state of emergency lifted, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly officially resumed office yesterday, Thursday.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025, declared a state of emergency in the state, suspending the governor, his deputy and all the state lawmakers for six months.
According to President Tinubu, the decision was prompted by a political crisis that had threatened peace and security in the oil-rich state.
The political crisis was birthed by the face-off between Fubara and his predecessor, who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
However, during the period of emergency rule, President Bola Tinubu brokered a truce between Governor Fubara and Wike.
With all the parties finally agreeing to bury the hatchet and all other hurdles crossed and the conduct of the August 30 local government election, Tinubu on Wednesday lifted the emergency rule.
While the State lawmakers resumed plenary on Thursday, Fubara is nowhere to be found as at time of filing this report.
