The Ibok Etteh-Ibas led government of Rivers State has announced the commencement of transition to return the state to democratic rule.
The government in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika invited all government functionaries to an interdenominational thanksgiving tomorrow (Sunday).
The church service is scheduled to hold at the Ecumenical Centre, Abonima Wharf Road, Port Harcourt by 10am with all guests asked to be seated by 9:30am/
According to the statement, “The Government of Rivers State is pleased to invite the Permanent Secretaries, Local Government Chairmen, Heads of State Security and Para-Military Agencies, Traditional Rulers, Chairmen and members of Boards and Governing Councils, Captains of industries, Government Officials and invited guests to the Inter-Denominational Church Thanksgiving Service, as part of transition activities to usher in Democratic Governance in Rivers State”
It is expected that Governor Siminalayi Fubara alongside members of the Rivers State House of Assembly will be reinstated next week after the expiration of the six months state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu.
President Tinubu had on March 13, 2025 imposed the emergency rule and suspended the elected governor and members of the state parliament in what the government described as a “move to avert violent political crisis in the oil rich state. A Retired naval officer, Real Admiral Ibok etteh-ibas was appointed as a sole administrator for the state for an initial period of six months.
