Call Rivers Sole Administrator To Order Now – Pro-Democracy Group Tells Tinubu, Demands LG Appointments Reversal

A Pro-Democracy group known as Citizens for Democratic Watch, (CDW), has condemned the appointment of administrators for the 23 local government areas in Rivers State by the sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, describing it as “a dangerous abuse of power and a direct attack on the constitution”.

This latest action, which came just 24 hours after a Federal High Court restrained Ibas from making such appointments, has triggered widespread concern over what CDW calls “the rapid erosion of democratic institutions under the guise of emergency governance”.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Executive Director of CDW, Dr. Hassan Dantani, called on President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the National Assembly to intervene before the situation spirals out of control.

Dantani noted that the local government system is a constitutionally recognised tier of government, and any attempt to run it without democratic structures sets a very dangerous precedent.