The Rivers State Government has refuted claims that a High Court issued an order preventing the newly appointed Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), from resuming his duties.
The Chief of Staff to the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Dr. Edison Ehie, described the allegations as false and malicious, attributing them to individuals trying to escalate political tensions in the state.
In a statement released on Thursday, Ehie denied filing a suit against the appointment, calling the report the work of “low minds” who could not even spell his name correctly.
He urged the public to ignore the claims, emphasizing that he remains law-abiding and conducts himself with decorum.
The statement read:
“My attention has been drawn to an obvious fake news being spread on social media by delusional minds, who are bent on continuing to aggravate the already tensed political atmosphere in the state, to the effect that I secured ‘an order’ from the Rivers State High Court ‘preventing the Sole Administrator’ Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), ‘from resuming duties’ in Government House, Port Harcourt.
“The malicious post claimed that the alleged order was granted in a fictitious suit I purportedly filed challenging ‘the Presidential Pronouncement of State of Emergency in Rivers State’ as ‘unconstitutional’.
Ehie stated that he would typically not respond to “empty social media rants” but felt the need to clarify the misinformation to prevent the public from being misled.
“The truth is that even the author is so uneducated and illiterate that he or she cannot correctly spell my name, or the names of others he or she claims to be writing about, or even the suit number and when it was filed or heard.
He advised the public, particularly the people of Rivers State, to disregard the post, labeling it “baseless, false, and malicious”, and intended to create disunity.
“I have since decided to be law-abiding and conduct my affairs peacefully in accordance with the law, holding strong to my faith and God, and have no intention to act in any way that will present me as a disruptor.”
Ehie insisted that the alleged court order and lawsuit were fictitious, reaffirming that he had no intention of interfering with governance in the state.
He urged the public to dismiss the report as an attempt to spread misinformation and incite disaffection.
