Reps warns Rivers administrator against making laws

The House of Representatives has hinted that the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, does not have the constitutional mandate to make laws for the running of the State.

The green chamber made this known following the administrator’s readiness to prepare a new budget for the running of the state in the next six months.

The deputy spokesman for the House, Philip Agbese, noted that the Sole Administrator does not have the authority to carry out the National Assembly’s function of making laws under the current circumstances.

He explained that the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, is working with the leadership of the House to set up a committee to monitor the conduct of Admiral Ibas.

Agbese maintained that President  Bola Tinubu has been informed of their resolution regarding the administrator’s appointment and mandate, adding that the House will take necessary actions if the Administrator exceeds his authority.

Recall that the President declared an emergency rule in Rivers State, which made Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas the Sole Administrator of the State, following a political crisis between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly.