Rivers budget: House of Representatives warns Sole Administrator Ibas, threatens vote of no confidence

Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (rtd), has been warned by the House of Representatives not to make any laws for the oil-bearing state.
To members of the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly, Ibas has no constitutional power to make laws or come up with a fresh budget.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara on March 18 for six months and appointed Ibas as Sole Administrator.
Ibas will leave office in September for Fubara.

The deputy spokesman for the House, Philip Agbese, said the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, was consulting with the leadership of the House to set up a committee to monitor the conduct of Ibas.

“The Sole Administrator does not have the authority to carry out National Assembly’s function of making laws under the current circumstances. The Speaker of the House is consulting with the leadership to establish a committee to oversee the administrator’s activities and ensure that the interests of Rivers State are represented.

“We assume that the President has been informed of our resolution regarding the administrator’s appointment and mandate. Should the administrator exceed his authority, the House will take necessary actions, including the possibility of a vote of no confidence, to ensure accountability and adherence to the rule of law”.