Ibok-Ete Ibas, the “sole administrator of Rivers”, has disassociated his administration from circulating claims that the government plans to hire “10,000 people into the state’s civil service.”
On Thursday, several reports surfaced alleging that a large-scale recruitment of both graduates and non-graduates had begun in the state.
These reports stated that the initiative had received “approval” from Ibas and credited the announcement to “Ibibia Worika,” the “secretary to the state government.”
However, a counter-statement issued by Inyingi Brown, the “acting head of the Rivers state civil service,” refuted the reports, labeling them as “false and misleading.”
Brown urged the public to ignore the announcement, stating it did not come from any “authorised channel.”
“The Office of the Administrator of Rivers State wishes to disclaim a purported Special Government Announcement spreading round on social media and other platforms,” the statement reads.
“The announcement stated that His Excellency, the Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, has approved the recruitment of 10,000 qualified graduates and non graduates into the Rivers State civil service and that the recruitment portal shall be opened for application midnight of Sunday 13/04/2025.”
“The statement is claimed to have been signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Lucky Worika.”
“We wish to categorically inform the people of Rivers State and the general public that this is false and ask that this fake announcement be ignored.”
“Appropriate information will be released by the Rivers State Civil Service Commission in due time.”
The rebuttal emphasized that any legitimate updates regarding civil service recruitment would only be communicated through “official channels of the Rivers state civil service commission.”
