Wike, Fubara shun Ibas’ farewell Thanksgiving Service

…As Sole Administrator Urges Political Actors to Sheath Swords

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt

Key actors successful the Rivers State governmental crisis, including Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, were absent connected Sunday astatine the farewell thanksgiving work of the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd).

Speaking astatine the interdenominational work held successful Port Harcourt arsenic portion of transitional activities, Ibas appealed to governmental stakeholders to enactment the state’s involvement supra idiosyncratic oregon partisan considerations.

“The seeds of reconciliation person been planted, but they request your deliberate nurture to instrumentality root. Rivers State cannot spend different play of part and acrimony. Politics indispensable ne'er beryllium an excuse to destruct the precise authorities we are called to serve,” helium said.

While galore accepted rulers were besides absent, the lawsuit drew attendance from imperishable secretaries, section authorities chairmen, heads of boards, agencies, parastatals, and information commanders crossed the state.

Ibas recalled that President Bola Tinubu appointed him head connected March 18, 2025, pursuing the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers. The determination came amid rising governmental tensions and militant attacks connected lipid infrastructure. Tinubu had suspended Governor Fubara, his lawman Prof. Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly for six months, a play acceptable to expire connected September 18.

Reflecting connected his tenure, Ibas said: “By God’s grace and with the enactment of Mr. President and each of you, we person worked done those hard days together. Today, we convey God for peace, stability, and the palmy behaviour of section authorities elections crossed the state.”

He urged youths to cull unit and transmission their vigor into gathering bid and prosperity, stressing that the state’s aboriginal depends connected unity. He besides called connected elders and religion leaders to proceed guiding and praying for reconciliation.

“Let america forgive, fto america reconcile, and fto america heal. For wherever determination is peace, determination is progress, and wherever determination is love, determination is prosperity,” Ibas said.

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