Rivers Administrator Ibas Swears In New Head Of Service Before Exit

The outgoing Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retired), connected Wednesday, swore successful Mrs. Inyingi Brown arsenic the substantive Head of Service of the State.

The little ceremony, held successful Port Harcourt earlier his handover and exit, formally confirmed Brown, who had been serving successful an acting capableness since the resignation of erstwhile Head of Service, George Nwaeke.

Speaking astatine the event, Ibas commended Brown’s show during his interim medication and urged her to widen the aforesaid committedness to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

“I complaint you to connection Governor Siminalayi Fubara adjacent loyalty you gave to the interim medication erstwhile you served successful an acting capacity,” helium said.

He highlighted cardinal milestones during his administration, including the palmy behaviour of section authorities elections, the instrumentality of elected chairmen and officials to office, the reconstitution of statutory boards and commissions, the transition of the authorities budget, and the restoration of the lawful model for governance.

“Behind each of these milestones are you each seated here—the motor of government, often unseen but ever essential. You are the custodians of nationalist service, the guardians of continuity, and the conscience of government. Administrations whitethorn change, but the civilian service, led by you the imperishable secretaries, ensures institutions endure beyond individuals and administrations,” helium told the audience.

He stressed that governance was “a surviving process” requiring vigilance, sacrifice, and dialogue, informing that “the workout of powerfulness without restraint tin cripple institutions, and rivalry without dialog intelligibly endangers democracy.”

LEADERSHIP recalls that President Bola Tinubu had successful March declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers State, suspending Governor Fubara, his lawman Professor Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly, and appointing Ibas arsenic Sole Administrator to stabilise governance amid a heavy governmental crisis.

LEADERSHIP reports that Tinubu has officially lifted the exigency rule, restoring antiauthoritarian governance successful the oil-rich authorities and paving the mode for Fubara’s instrumentality to office on Thursday.