The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (RTD.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has directed the cancellation of procurement and tender processes carried out by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
He issued this notice on Thursday through the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika.
According to Worika, this directive aligns with the Supreme Court judgment upholding the Appeal Court ruling in Suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024 and is necessitated by the absence of an Appropriation Law.
Worika’s statement read, “In adherence to the Supreme Court judgement upholding the Appeal Court ruling in Suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024 and in the absence of an Appropriation Law, the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (RTD.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, CFR, wishes to notify the general public that all procurement and tender processes that were carried out by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) during the period are hereby cancelled.
“Accordingly, all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that carried out such tender processes for projects in their respective offices are, by this special announcement, mandated to refund such tender fees to the respective contractors IMMEDIATELY, pending the approval of a spending plan by the State, which shall be notified in due course.”
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (RTD.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has directed the cancellation of procurement and tender process carried out by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
He gave this notice on Thursday through Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika.
According to Worika, the Secretary to the State Government, this notice aligns with the Supreme Court judgement upholding the Appeal Court ruling in Suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024 and in the absence of an Appropriation Law.
Worika statement read, “In adherence to the Supreme Court judgement upholding the Appeal Court ruling in Suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024 and in the absence of an Appropriation Law, the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (RTD.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, CFR, wishes to notify the general public that all procurement and tender processes that were carried out by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) during the period are hereby cancelled.
“Accordingly, all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that carried out such tender processes for projects in their respective offices are, by this special announcement, mandated to refund such tender fees to the respective contractors IMMEDIATELY, pending the approval of a spending plan by the State, which shall be notified in due course.
