Rivers: Sole Administrator, Ibas appoints 23 LGA administrators, RSIEC members
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) has appointed administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state and members of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).
The development was made known on Wednesday in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika.
The statement said the appointments take immediate effect.
It reads, “His Excellency The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, has approved the appointments of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
“He has also approved the reconstitution of some boards of agencies, commissions, and parastatals, earlier suspended.
“All appointments take effect from Monday, the 7th of April 2025.”
Some of the appointees are, Okroiyobi Animiete Abua/Odual; Goodluck M. Ihenacho, Ahoada East; Promise Jacob, Ahoada West;
Dr Tamunotonye Peters, Akuku Toru; Surveyor Atajit Francis Andoni; Barrister Ibiapuve Charles Asari Toru;
Others are Kingsley N. Banigo Bonny; Dr Sokari Ibifuro Francis Degema; Dr Gloria Obo Dibiah Eleme; Barrister Franklin P. Ajinwon Emohua; Dr Onyemachi S. Nwankwor Etche; Prof. Gospel G. Kpee Gokana; Mr Isaiah Christian Nobuawu Ikwerre.
While the rest are, Dr Barinedum Nwibere Khana; Dr Clifford Ndu Walter Obio Akpor; Dr Chukwuma Aje Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni; Eliel Owubokiri Ogu/BOLO; Thompson Isodiki Okrika; Manager Ikechi Wala Omuma; Fred Apiafi Opobo /Nkoro
Eletuuo Ihianacho Oyigbo;
Dr Sam Kalagbor Port Harcourt
and Nuka O. S. Gbipah Tai.
The Following have also been appointed as Chairman and members of the Rivers State Electoral Commission: Dr Micheal Ekpai Odey Chairman; Lezaasi Lenee Torbira member; Prof Author Nwafor; Professor Godfrey Woke Mbgudiogha member; Professor (Dame) Joyce Akaninwor member;
Dr (Mrs) Olive A. Bruce member and Professor Chidi Halliday member.
The appointment is coming barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt reportedly restrained Ibas from appointing administrators to oversea the affairs of the local government councils.
