Nigeria, July 14 -- A State High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has restrained the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibo-Ete Ibas, from inaugurating political appointees.

The judge, Frank Onyiri, who gave the order on Monday, urged parties in the suit to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the matter, Vanguard newspaper reported.

Mr Ibas, a retired chief of naval staff, was appointed the sole administrator of the oil-rich Rivers by President Bola Tinubu in March.

Mr Tinubu had in a broadcast declared a state of emergency in the state and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the state lawmakers.

Days after assuming office, Mr Ibas dissolved boards and agencies constituted by Mr Fubara and appo...