Tinubu issues directive to Rivers administrator

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ette Ibas rtd., to prepare a comprehensive handover note of his six-month emergency rule before his ten-day vacation ends.

According to Vanguard, this directive is in preparation for the return of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Prof. Ngozi Odu, and the 32-member House of Assembly on September 18, 2025.

The instruction followed a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa last Wednesday focusing on the transition back to elected officials.

The handover note is expected to cover all funds inherited from Fubara, revenues collected during the emergency period, expenditures, and projects carried out under Ibas’s administration.

Submission of this report will guide the lifting of emergency rule and the restoration of democratic governance in the state.

Dockaysworld reports that there were efforts by some National Assembly members to extend Ibas’s tenure by three months.

This is to allow completion of ongoing projects such as the reconstruction of the House of Assembly complex, worker verification exercises, and installation of government equipment.

But these efforts have been blocked.

Had the extension succeeded, Fubara and other officials would have returned in January 2026.

Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike opposed the extension, insisting that the emergency rule must end on September 18.

Rivers APC Chairman Chief Tony Okocha also confirmed that the date is final.

Fubara, currently in London with his family, is expected to return soon and receive a list of political appointees, including commissioners, to work with.