The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has consented to the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries.
This was made known in a statement by the Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Inyingi Brown.
The appointees include: Imaonyani Roselin Ephraim-George, Dr. Mina T. Ikuru, Dabite Sokari George, Soibitein Duke Harry, Lauretta Davies Dimkpa, Uche R. Ideozu
Others are: Chimenum Mpi, Jeremiah Egwu, Nicholas Iminabo Wokoma, Vera Sam Dike, Aleruchi Akani
Meanwhile, the statement added that the date for the official swearing-in ceremony will be communicated subsequently.
Ibas appoints LGA administrators
Recall that in April 2025, Ibas announced the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
He also approved the reconstitution of previously suspended boards of agencies, commissions, and parastatals.
The approval for the appointments, which took effect from Monday, April 7, 2025, was contained in a Special Government Announcement issued on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika.
With a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt having earlier barred Ibas from making such appointments, this new development comes amid mounting legal and political tensions in the state.
In Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/46/2025, filed by PILEX Centre for Civic Education Initiative led by Courage Msirimovu, Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed issued an interim injunction.
The order restrains the Sole Administrator and his agents from appointing sole administrators under any designation to oversee the LGAs. The court granted the motion ex parte filed on March 28 and has fixed April 14 for a substantive hearing.
