The Federal Government has confirmed that funds allocated to Rivers State will be directed to the state’s Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas. Defending President Bola Tinubu’s decision to impose a state of emergency in Rivers, the government stated it was necessary to prevent a total collapse of order. It also dismissed allegations that former Rivers Governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, was involved in the political crisis that led to the emergency declaration. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, made these remarks while speaking to journalists at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. When asked if the state’s allocation would still be disbursed, Fagbemi confirmed that funds would be released upon the Administrator’s request. “And to me, it will be in order for the release of that fund because the event of the extraordinary situation has brought them out of the normal situation of things,” he said. Defending Tinubu’s intervention, he added, “We have about two years into the administration in the state. Now, when do you think he should have acted? Should he have waited until everything was destroyed? I don’t think so. “I think the President acted at the right time. He gave all parties a chance to resolve their differences. Before then, he had called them together and tried to mediate,” Fagbemi stated.