IBAS SAYS HE HAS FULFILLED TINUBU’S MANDATE IN RIVERS

By Olayiwola Ibrahim // As the six-month emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State on March 18 draws to a close five days from now, precisely September 18, all eyes are on the State’s Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas rtd, who yesterday insisted he has delivered on the president’s mandate.

The administrator said this yesterday, at the Government House, Port Harcourt, when the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission RSIEC, presented a report of the recently concluded local government elections to him.

Ibas pointed to restored order, relative peace, and critical interventions as evidence that the extraordinary measures taken under his watch have met the expectations of both the presidency and the people of Rivers.

Ibas, who could be leaving office in five days, said he has successfully restored the democratic governance of Rivers State at the grassroots level.

Addressing RSIEC officials, Ibas stated that the peaceful conduct of the polls and the subsequent swearing in of democratically elected Chairmen and Councillors across all 23 Local Government Areas marked the direct fulfillment of the presidential directive issued to him on March 18, 2025.

He said, Mr. President’s mandate to me was clear to stabilise the state, create an enabling environment for the re-establishment of its institutions, and return Rivers State back to full democratic governance.