VIDEO: Rivers Govt House Security Men Protest Against Administrator Ibas

Security personnel attached to the Rivers State Government House have staged a protest against the administration of Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retd.), accusing him of hardship, abandonment and attempts to cart away the state’s wealth.

In a video seen by OSUN DEFENDER, on Wednesday, the officers were heard chanting, “We are not doing again, we are tired. Hard labour, suffering. For what?”

The aggrieved personnel alleged that Ibas abandoned them ahead of Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s expected return to office after his suspension.

Last week, Ibas had announced that the emergency mandate given to him by President Bola Tinubu in March had been “sufficiently achieved” following the conduct of local government elections and the swearing-in of newly elected officials.

“Mr President’s mandate to me was clear: stabilise the state, re-establish its institutions, and return Rivers State to full democratic governance. With the successful conduct and inauguration of local government councils, we have decisively delivered on that mandate,” the retired Naval Chief declared in Port Harcourt.

He insisted that the elections, held barely six months after Tinubu imposed a controversial state of emergency, were peaceful and credible.

“For once, an election was conducted where nobody was harassed, where people freely made their choice of leaders,” Ibas said, praising RSIEC for what he described as a transparent process.

His administration has, however, continued to attract criticism, with some alleging that his appointment was designed to entrench corruption in Rivers State and grant greater access to Federal Capital Territory Minister and former governor, Nyesom Wike.

Tension at Rivers State Government House as officers and security personnel attached to the outgoing Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (Rtd), accused him of attempting to sneak away with the state’s wealth while leaving them empty-handed, ahead of Governor Sim… pic.twitter.com/W69ZSpgZSm

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