Rivers State Procurement Crisis: Administrator Ibas Calls OFF All Tender Processes

This decision follows a ruling from the Appeal Court in suit number CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024.

In an official statement released on Thursday, signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ibibia Worika, Ibas announced that all procurements and tender activities carried out by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) during this period have been declared null and void.

The statement instructed all MDAs involved in such tender processes to promptly refund the tender fees to the respective contractors. This directive will remain in effect until the state approves a new spending plan, which will be communicated in due course.

Consequently, contractors who participated in these processes will receive refunds as the government processes the necessary approvals for the new plan.

Rivers Emergency Rule: Fasua Cautions Fubara Against Legal Action

In a separate development, Oye Fasua, a former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State, has advised suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State against taking legal action against President Bola Tinubu.

Fasua described the potential legal challenge to the six-month emergency rule as “counterproductive,” warning that it could further complicate Fubara’s political situation instead of offering justice or resolution.

In a statement issued in Lagos, Fasua criticized those urging Fubara to contest the emergency rule in court, stating that such advice could do more harm than good.