Rivers: Anyone That Wants Ibas Probed Should Also Probe Tinubu – APC Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has criticised the decision of the Rivers State House of Assembly to probe the former Sole Administrator of the state, Ibok-Ette Ibas.
Eze argued that any such probe would be incomplete without also involving President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as Ibas’ supervisor during his tenure.
The Rivers Assembly had, during its first sitting after President Tinubu lifted the suspension on democratic rule in the state, ordered a probe into Ibas’ administration. However, Eze maintained that the lawmakers lacked the courage to investigate the former sole administrator truly.
Eze said it must be noted that the comment ends there, adding that it was a mere hoax.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Vice Admiral Ibas, rtd., has since pushed back against the State House of Assembly’s plan to probe expenditures under his leadership.
Ibas administered the state from March through mid-September. He handed back power on 17 September.
During that time, Rivers State received approximately N254.37 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC.
The largest share of the allocations, over 50%, came via oil derivation, underscoring the state’s dependence on oil-linked revenues.
“There’s definitely not going to be any probe. Those loons parading themselves as Assembly members do not know their right from left,” Eze said in a statement in Port Harcourt. “So they should not be taken seriously.
“The threat to probe Ibas is just for the media. If not, one would have loved to see a situation where Ibas is brought to explain how he wasted Rivers State funds.
“For six good months, no record project not even in a small interior village.
“Seeing that President Tinubu was the Supervisor of Ibas during the illegal State of emergency, he should also prepare himself to account for all the illegalities that Ibas committed against Rivers State and her people.”
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