NASS Suspends Meeting With Rivers Sole Administrator

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The scheduled interactive session between the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight, and the Sole Administrator of Rivers State has been suspended .

The meeting between the Hon Julius Ihonvbere- led 21-member Committee and Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas had earlier been scheduled for Thursday  April 17 ( today ) at  4 pm.

But a statement from the House Spokesperson, Hon Akintunde Rotimi, Thursday morning, informed that the  postponement of the meeting was at the instance of the Rivers state Sole  Administrator.

However, his reasons for asking for the rescheduling of the session were not made public.

“The Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight  has received a formal  request from the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, rtd, to reschedule the interactive session initially set for today April 17, 2025 at 4pm .

“The Committee has acknowledged the request, and is in the process of coordinating a new date for the session, and will in the spirit of transparent  and effective oversight, promptly inform the public once the rescheduled date is confirmed”, the committee stated.

The Source reports that the National Assembly had put together the Ad-Hoc Committee to ensure a strict adherence to the resolutions reached during the approval of the state of emergency declaration by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

There have been growing fears and apprehension that the Sole Administrator may significantly overstep his mandate ,going by  some decisions so far taken.