The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has debunked the report on social media that he has approved the recruitment of 10,000 qualified graduates and non-graduates into the Rivers State civil service and that the recruitment portal shall be opened for application midnight of Sunday 13/04/2025.
The denial is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Head of the Rivers State Civil Service, Dr.(Mrs.) Inyingi S. I. Brown.
The statement in which the false claim was made was allegedly signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Lucky Worika.
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The statement debunking the claim reads in full:
“The Office of the Administrator of Rivers State wishes to disclaim a purported Special Government Announcement spreading round on social media and other platforms stating that His Excellency, The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, has approved the recruitment of 10,000 qualified graduates and non-graduates into the Rivers State civil service and that the recruitment portal shall be opened for application midnight of Sunday 13/04/2025.
“The statement is claimed to have been signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Lucky Worika.
“We wish to categorically inform the people of Rivers State and the general public that this is false and ask that this fake announcement be ignored.
“Appropriate information will be released by the Rivers State Civil Service Commission in due time.”
