Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, says he has achieved President Bola Tinubu’s mandate to return the state back to full democratic governance.
Ibas said this on Friday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, during the presentation of a report on the Local Government Areas elections by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).
The All Progressives Congress (APC) won the chairmanship seats in 20 local government areas, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won only three.
Speaking during the presentation ceremony, Ibas said the conduct of the polls shows that the president’s mandate has been “sufficiently achieved”.
The former military offier added that his administration would review the RSIEC report and issue an official government white paper.
“Mr. President’s mandate to me was clear: to stabilise the state, create an enabling environment for the re-establishment of its institutions, and return Rivers State back to full democratic governance,” Ibas was quoted in a statement signed by Hector Igbikiowubo, his media aide.
“With the successful conduct and swearing-in of local government chairmen and their councils, I believe we have decisively achieved the mandate that we were given.”
