The meeting between the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Rivers State and the Sole Administrator of the state, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, is finally taking place after several postponements.

The House is exercising its constitutional right to take over the functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Ibas apologised for not attending the previous meeting and requests for additional time to prepare to brief the committee.

He said he is still settling down in his new role and appeals for the understanding of the committee.

Following his plea to the committee, journalists were then excused and the meeting goes into a closed door session.

When the meeting ended after about an hour, Retired Vice Admiral Ibas left without a comment.

The House committee had last week rescheduled its interactive session with the Ibas.

According to the statement announcing the meeting postponement, the change in time followed a formal request from Ibas.

The Rivers Administrator was among state governors attending the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.

Ibas made his debut appearance at the NEC meeting after his appointment as Sole Administrator for Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu following the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in March 2025.

Vice President Kashim Shettima presided over the meeting which had in attendance many governors and some deputy governors from across the 36 states of the federation. (CHANNELS)

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