Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the state’s 23 Local Government Areas. This decision comes less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt reportedly issued an order restraining him from making such appointments. The interim injunction was granted on Tuesday by Justice Adam Muhammed in Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/46/2025, filed by PILEX Centre for Civic Education Initiative, led by Courage Msirimovu, against Ibas in his official capacity. In addition to the LGA appointments, Ibas also approved the reconstitution of boards for agencies, commissions, and parastatals previously suspended. This was announced in a Special Government Announcement released Wednesday morning by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika. While the names of the new appointees were not disclosed, the statement confirmed that the appointments take immediate effect. It reads, “His Excellency The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, has approved the appointments of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State. “He has also approved the reconstitution of some boards of agencies, commissions, and parastatals, earlier suspended. “All appointments take effect from Monday, the 7th of April 2025.” It will be recalled that last week, the Sole Administrator suspended all heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Rivers State with immediate effect. In a related move, Vice Admiral Ibas also annulled all ongoing procurement and tender processes initiated by MDAs across the state. He explained that the decision was prompted by the recent Supreme Court judgment and the lack of an appropriation law during the period in question. According to an earlier statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, the Sole Administrator further directed all MDAs involved in such tender processes to promptly refund any fees collected from contractors.