The Rivers State Government has debunked reports that the Sole Administrator, Rtd. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has summoned the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, to a meeting at the Government House tomorrow, April 18, 2025.
The denial was contained in an official statement signed by Dede Sampson Friday, Permanent Secretary, Special Services Bureau, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Rivers State Government on Wednesday.
In the statement, the Perm Sec. urged Rivers residents to disregard any of such reports, stressing that the state government has official channel for disseminating information for public use.
He emphasised that several fraudulent announcements circulating on social media purportedly signed by Secretary to the State Government (SSG) were intended to cause panic and truncate peace in the state.
Part of the says, “One such fake announcements falsely claims that His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, and the Deputy Governor, Prof. Mrs. Ngozi Nma Odu, were summoned to a meeting at the Government House on Friday, April 18, 2025.
“The Rivers State Government categorically states that this announcement is fake and did not originate from any official source.
“These malicious fabrications are designed to mislead the public, create panic and disrupt the peace in Rivers State.
“The public is urged to disregard this and any similar misinformation, as they are the work of troublemakers seeking to destabilise the state”, he added.
Friday added that further clarification could from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government could be made through a designated phone number.
