NB247
The Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight, has invited the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the Sole to appear before it “for a comprehensive interactive session.”
The invitation followed an inaugural meeting of the committee after it was inaugurated on Tuesday where issues arising from the Emergency rule in Rivers State were discussed.
The meeting provided a platform for Members to deliberate on preliminary reports and developments emerging from Rivers State since the Sole Administrator assumed office.
According to the House Spokesman, Akin Rotimi, the committee pursuant to its constitutional mandate to exercise full legislative oversight in accordance with Section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), resolved, among other matters, to invite Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, to appear before it for a comprehensive interactive session.
“This engagement is necessary to ascertain the true state of affairs in Rivers State and ensure that the House remains properly guided in the discharge of its oversight responsibilities in the public interest,” he said.
The Sole Administrator is expected to appear before the Committee on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM, in Room 414, House of Representatives New Building, National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
A formal letter of invitation has been sent and acknowledged accordingly.
“The Committee reiterates its commitment to fulfilling its duties with diligence, transparency, and strict adherence to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” said Hon Rotimi.