President Bola Tinubu is currently in a meeting with the sole administrator he appointed to run the affairs of the Rivers state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas.
Ibas arrived at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 12:48 pm (local time).
On Tuesday, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for an initial period of six months.
In a national broadcast, Tinubu cited prolonged political instability, constitutional breaches, and security threats as reasons for the extraordinary measure.
The crisis, which had paralysed governance in the oil-rich state, stems from a power struggle between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
p part of the directive, the President also appointed Ibas as the sole administrator to oversee the state’s affairs until normalcy is restored