Ibas deserves respect – Ex-NBA President cautions Rivers Assembly against planned probe

Chief Onueze Okocha, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association has warned the Rivers State House of Assembly against initiating probe into the activities of the ex-Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas.

DAILY POST reports that the state Assembly, upon resumption of plenary last month, resolved to probe Ibas’ spending during the six-month emergency rule in the state.

It is, however, unclear if the reinstated Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will probe Ibas’ six-month administration or not.

Addressing journalists on Monday, in Port Harcourt, Okocha urged the lawmakers to focus on rebuilding the state through robust legislative commitments.

According to him, if the probe was carried out, it could be misunderstood as a witch-hunt, stressing that Ibas was only deployed to accomplish a task as directed by President Bola Tinubu.

“I think Ibas deserved some honour and respect; it will be unkind if our lawmakers begin to talk about probing him since they did not appoint him, nor was he reporting to them.

“As a concerned citizen of the state, my advice to the Lawmakers is that they should ignore the plan of probing Ibas and allow the state to run peacefully along democratic lines.

“There’s an urgent need for a harmonious relationship amongst the three arms of government, the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary if we must move forward,” he said.