“I remain fully committed to cooperating with the committee,” Ibas said. “I only request the understanding and the indulgence of this committee to grant me additional time to adequately prepare.”
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has asked the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee for more time to prepare a detailed briefing on the state’s emergency rule.
Ibas made the request Friday in Abuja during a meeting with the committee after missing previous appearances on April 17 and 24. He attributed his absence to pressing governance issues in Rivers, which he described as “relatively calm, but still fragile.”
“I remain fully committed to cooperating with the committee,” Ibas said. “I only request the understanding and the indulgence of this committee to grant me additional time to adequately prepare.”
Committee Chairman, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, confirmed a new date would be set and praised Ibas for finally attending.
“We have demonstrated again and again our preparedness to do this job efficiently,” he said, emphasizing the National Assembly’s constitutional mandate to oversee the state of emergency and guide Rivers back to democratic normalcy.