Rivers State prepares to exit emergency rule as Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Dr. Ngozi Odu return to office after six months.
The state of emergency was declared on March 18, 2025, by President Bola Tinubu following escalating political violence and instability. During the intervention, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Retired) served as Sole Administrator, overseeing governance and security in the oil-rich state.
As the transition process begins, the state government has announced an interdenominational thanksgiving service to be held on Sunday at the Ecumenical Centre, Abonima Wharf Road, Port Harcourt.
The service is expected to bring together senior government officials, traditional rulers, security chiefs, captains of industry, and other key stakeholders. Guests are expected to be seated by 9:30 am for the 10 am service, with Rivers Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas named as the Special Guest of Honour.
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In a statement signed by Lucky Worika, the Rivers Government said:
“The Government of Rivers State is pleased to invite the Permanent Secretaries, Local Government Chairmen, Heads of State Security and Para-Military Agencies, Traditional Rulers, Chairmen and members of Boards and Governing Councils, Captains of industries, Government Officials and invited guests to the Inter-Denominational Church Thanksgiving Service, as part of transition activities to usher in Democratic Governance in Rivers State”
The thanksgiving service is being positioned as a symbolic event to mark Rivers’ return to constitutional rule and the restoration of its democratically elected leadership.
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