Nigeria, March 19 -- President Bola Tinubu has sworn in as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas.

Mr Ibas was inaugurated at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

The event was attended by the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Principal Private Secretary to the President, Hakeem Muri-Okunola and the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

The retired vice admiral and former chief of naval staff arrived at the villa at about 12.48 p.m. for the ceremony.

Speaking with journalists on the immediate action he would take in the course of discharging his duties, Mr Ibas said, "...