Rivers: Sole Administrator Ibas appoints Worika as new SSG, gives reason

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Professed Ibibia Lucky Worika has been named the new Secretary to the State Government by Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ekwe Ibas, the only administrator of Rivers State.

This was revealed in a statement released by the single administrator on Tuesday.

“His Excellency, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.) CFR, the Administrator of Rivers State, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Ibibia Lucky Worika as the new Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG), the statement disclosed.

“His appointment follows careful consideration of his credentials, extensive experience, and performance during the rigors selection process.

“Professor Worika’s distinguished career spans academia, international legal practice, and high-level policy advisory roles, making him uniquely qualified to support the administrator in the onerous task of achieving Mr. President’s mandate. His appointment takes immediate effect.

“Professor Worika’s appointment reflects the administrator’s commitment to harnessing the great human capital of the Rivers ’people to work with him to achieve the much-needed peace, stability, and security,” it added.

According to ZINGTIE, it is the single administrator’s first significant appointment after his appointment on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in response to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s worldwide broadcast declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Under the suspended governor, Dr. George Nwaeke, the head of the Rivers State civil service, resigned on Tuesday.

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