The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Frank Onyiri, asked the state to hold off on the inauguration of its appointees pending the determination of a suit instituted before it regarding the said appointments.

Some officials appointed by the suspended Governor Fubara had challenged their removal, saying Mr Ibas lacks the power to sack them.

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (retd), from inaugurating newly appointed members of the Rivers State Services Commission, pending the determination of a legal dispute over the appointments. Naija News reports that Justice Frank Onyiri issued the restraining order on […]

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, from inaugurating the newly