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NANS Ex-president Warns Rivers Assembly Against Probing Ibas

‎Former President, Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Onueze Okocha, has cautioned the Rivers House of Assembly against probing ex-Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas.

‎Okocha stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Port Harcourt.

‎He urged them to focus on rebuilding the state through robust legislative commitments.

‎According to him, the house should channel its energy to accomplishing constitutional duties rather than probing.

‎Newsmaxng reports that Ibas served as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State from March to September 2025, following the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara by President Bola.

‎There have been calls for an investigation into his administration since he vacated office.

‎But Okocha said that plans by the members to review as well as probe the Administrator’s spending during the six-month emergency rule were unnecessary.

‎He said that if the probe was carried out, it could be misunderstood as a witch-hunt, since he was only deployed to accomplish a task as directed by President Bola Tinubu.

‎“I think Ibas deserved some honour and respect; it will be unkind if our lawmakers begin to talk about probing him since they did not appoint him, nor was he reporting to them.

‎“As a concerned citizen of the state, my advice to the Lawmakers is that they should ignore the plan of probing Ibas and allow the state to run peacefully along democratic lines.

‎“There’s an urgent need for a harmonious relationship amongst the three arms of government, the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary if we must move forward,” he said.

‎The former NBA boss, therefore, appealed to the lawmakers to preoccupy themselves with rebuilding harmonious relationships with the various arms of government to achieve democratic stability in the state.

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