Atedo Peterside Challenges Rivers Sole Administrator Over Appointments

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has come under fire from Atedo Peterside, who questioned the legitimacy and integrity of Ibas’s appointments of local government administrators and other officials.

Speaking to Arise, Peterside said, “Instead of coming to an inflamed situation to help achieve stability and healing, he might be inadvertently adding fuel to the fire.” He criticized the process by which Ibas assumed office, calling it irregular and legally questionable.

Peterside demanded transparency, asking, “Through what process did he make the appointment? Did he advertise the positions? Did he call for nominations? Did he search Rivers State for the most competent, skilled persons of high integrity?” He described many appointees as “riff raffs” and warned that Rivers people would not accept outsiders imposing control over their state.

He concluded, “There should be no mistake whatsoever that we will sit down forever and accept persons being appointed to lord over our state and our resources.”