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The Rivers State Government has suspended all political office holders and appointees across the state, effective immediately, ThisDay Nigeria reports.

A statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief of Staff to the of Rivers State said that the suspension was in line with the powers conferred on the state’s , Retired Vice iral Ibok-Ete Ibas, by President Bola Tinubu.

The affected officials include:

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG)

The Chief of Staff

All Honourable Commissioners

Chairmen and of boards, councils of agencies, commissions, institutions, and parastatals

All Special Advisers, Special Assistants, and Senior Special Assistants

The statement further directed the suspended officials to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries in their respective ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).

In cases where no Permanent Secretary is in place, the most senior Director or Head of istration is to take over.

This directive takes effect from Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

See the full statement below:

GOVERNMENT OF RIVERS STATE

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

THE RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THE SUSPENSION OF POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS AND APPOINTEES IN RIVERS STATE.

THIS IS PURSUANT TO THE POWERS CONFERRED ON THE OF RIVERS STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, VICE IRAL (RTD) IBOK ETE EKWE IBAS CFR, BY THE PRESIDENT, HIS EXCELLENCY, ASHIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR

THOSE SUSPENDED INCLUDE;

1.THE SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT

THIS SUSPENSION TAKES EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 2025 THE AFFECTED OFFICERS ARE TO HAND OVER TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARIES IN THEIR MDAS. WHERE THERE MAY BE NO PERMANENT SECRETARY, THEY ARE TO HAND OVER TO THE MOST SENIOR DIRECTOR/HEAD OF ISTRATION

THIS IS SIGNED BY

THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE

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As expected.
Grab it and take it by force model.
We need more Prayers for Nigeria so that the outcome of what is cooking in Rivers State will not consume this Nation.
Peaceful Rivers State about to turn to War Zone because of Greed of our Politicians.

This is terrible how can Nko man in Yakuur LgA of Cross River State Make Laws For Rivers State people , Nko is a bush, a very thick Forest no development

Game on.

ggood:
This is terrible how can Nko man in Yakuur LgA of Cross River State Make Laws For Rivers State people , Nko is a bush, a very thick Forest no development

Foolbara is gone. It is step by step.

Are they alao suspended for 6 Months......

What does this mean now again? Why this act of constitutional abuse. Were all these appointees also suspended by the the illegal SoE? What kind of precedence is this lawless government setting?

This man is so smooth.
Doing the job with so much wit and finesse.
By the time he is done,whom so ever's side he is on will have the "balls" of Rivers state in his pocket. Gov. Fubara's return to power is hanging on a very thin thread.
🤔🤔🤔

This is another opportunity for developers to wail more

Mazi Tinubu is the master planner

They are slowly building a case of corruption against Fubara. Part of the reason for the demand of financial papers from the local government s. Next will be to arrest him by the EFCC after they would have implicated him in different cases of misappropriation of funds. The Lagos ibadam express way mercenary press houses will then finish him off for Tinubu and Wike. That way, the socalled "initial six months" emergency period will be made permanent. Fubara is not going back to that seat, unless something huge happens politically..

Hmmm...

I think by the time the Governor returns, he will find himself working with and surrounded by people he didn't appoint.

I also suspect that as part of the settlement deal for his return, he will have to agree to appoint a certain number of Commissioners, and key political appointees nominated by the Wike side.

There's also a good chance that Mr Fubara will meet a new Chief Justice.

The local governments too will most certainly not be under his control.

All of these will leave a returned Mr Fubara defenestrated, and more or less toothless. In office but not in power. He will still be able to govern, but only on acceptable to, and probably dictated by the Wike side.

If the above plays out as I speculate, Mr Fubara will have been on the receiving end of one of the most ruthless political beatings ever ditched out to a Governor since 1999.

Imagine Tinubu probing another person.

Just imagine!

Henceforth, no Governor will dare disrespect the Supreme Court anymore.

State capture by emilakon

ggood:
This is terrible how can Nko man in Yakuur LgA of Cross River State Make Laws For Rivers State people , Nko is a bush, a very thick Forest no development

This illiterate does not know the meaning of a sole .

DeLaRue:
Hmmm...

I think by the time the Governor returns, he will find himself working with and surrounded by people he didn't appoint.

I also suspect that as part of the settlement deal for him to return, he will have to agree to appoint a certain number of Commissioners, and key political appointees nominated by the Wike side.

There's also a good chance that Mr Fubara will also meet a new CJ.

The local governments too will not be under his control.

All of these will leave a returned Mr Fubara defenestrated, and more or less toothless.

Wike their godfather has defeated and conquered them.

Anywhere belle face politics. This is type of politics that is played in rivers.

The state has been badly destabilize. No form a good governance again maybe till and after 2027 election.

See how carelessness and inexperience melted a lifetime opportunity...... You want to fight a lion and (whether humans or spirits beings) advice you to camp in an uncomplicated building? God, give me a lifetime opportunity

The best for fabura is to resign. No hope for him again. Even if he returns, he can never be in charge of his government.

He lacks such power

zero8zero:
Henceforth, no Governor will dare disrespect the Supreme Court anymore.

How did Fubara disrespect the supreme court?

Ikaeniyan0:
How did Fubara disrespect the supreme court?

Don't mind that mumu.
This is just the plan from beginning.

Jonathan was ing wike until he lost reelection.
Tinubu doing same and it will backfire too.

Wahala.
Tinubu and wike and their demonic plans.

Racoon:
What does this mean now again? Why this act of constitutional abuse. We're all these appointees also suspended by the the illegal SoE? What kind of precedence is this lawless government setting?

No house of assembly confirm there appointment. They are illegal occupant 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Racoon:
What does this mean now again? Why this act of constitutional abuse. We're all these appointees also suspended by the the illegal SoE? What kind of precedence is this lawless government setting?

Now you will understand that right Education is not a scam. Your ranting is because, you think governance is by social media Noise.

Help yourself, pick up some books on governance. Do some little study on Nigeria constitution. I believe, by the time you do this, your sense of reasoning would have improved.

They're breaking Fubara's structures.
When Fubara is back, he may be a tree in a forest. Good thing for Fubara is that Rivers people are fully behind him

Racoon:
What does this mean now again? Why this act of constitutional abuse. We're all these appointees also suspended by the the illegal SoE? What kind of precedence is this lawless government setting?

Their Appointment is illegal because constitutional the House of Assembly have to approve the appointment so as far as am concerned it's temporary and has nothing to do with the Governor

Expected

That should be logical

Fubara will still be impeached , 2027 go hot for Tinubu 🤷

See what Tinubu has turned Rivers state into.