Sacking political appointees appointed by Fubara and replacing them with Wike’s is the problem- Ojo

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A collection of attorneys and groups vehemently denounced the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), for suspending political appointments, calling the decision unlawful and potentially detrimental to the state’s stability.

A lawyer named Gbenga Ojo offered an other viewpoint on the matter, telling The Vanguard that this was not the first time a state of emergency had been proclaimed in Nigeria.

He used Plateau State as an example, where a comparable action was done while Joshua Dariye was governor.

According to Ojo, the development marks the start of a new judicial battle that will help Nigeria’s constitutional democracy.

He maintained that although the president might declare a state of emergency, he lacked the right to dismiss elected officials, including council members and chairmen of local governments.

He said, ‘’The key issue is objectivity of the exercise. Sacking political appointees appointed by Fubara and replacing them with Wike’s loyalists, I think is the problem.”

Ojo went on to explain that, in his opinion, only the administrator had the power to eliminate or suspend political appointees—not elected politicians.

He emphasized that although the president’s actions might lead to legal disputes, the administrator’s authority probably only applied to appointed officials and not elected ones.

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