The outgoing Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), carried out his final duty at the Government House in Port Harcourt before leaving office.
He inauguarted the acting Head of Service, Dr. Irringi Brown as the substantive head, then proceeded to address Rivers people in a statewide broadcast.
Ibas, who wore a blue kaftan, his usual pair of glasses, walked with swags as he made his way to the glass doors at the entrance of his office.
He was accompanied by most of his senior security details drawn from the armed forces with some of them clutching some files and moving slowly behind him.
As Ibas walked out of the glass doors, he put his hands in his pockets; raised his outfit a little; took a long glance around the surroundings; smiled and made his way to his vehicle.
The former sole administrator walked majestically into his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), which one of his security aides hurriedly opened for him.
Ibas showed some gallantry moves as he practically and enthusiastically jumped into his vehicle and signalled his motorcade to move.
The motorcade moved gently towards the first gate of the Government House, which was kept ajar as the vehicles in their full shiny headlamps gradually disappeared into the midnight darkness.
Ibas came, saw and conqured as he completed the mandates he received from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It was an end ti a chapter opened for him by the needless prolonged crisis that rocked Rivers.
It is now up to the Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara to show leadership, galvanise other leaders to sustain the existing peace in the state.
