A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital has barred the Sole Administrator of the state, Ibok Ette Ibas from appointing Sole Administrators to run the 23 local council areas.
Justice Adamu Turaki Muhammed gave the order following a motion exparte application filed by PILEX Centre for Civic Education Initiative led by Courage Msirimovu challenging the decision to install Administrators in the Local Government Councils as a Sole Administrator for the period of six months.
At the hearing, the Court stated that the motion exparte was filed on March 28, 2025 and prayed the court for many reliefs including, an order of interim injunction restraining the respondent (Ibas), or his agents from appointing the Sole Administrator or whatever name called for the 23 LGAs. They also prayed for any other order deemed necessary in the circumstance.
Granting the prayers, Turaki said he found enough reason to grant the prayers and fixed April 14, 2025 for hearing.
Ibas was named the sole administrator after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for six months.
