Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd), has cancelled all pending procurements and tender processes in the state.
A statement signed by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Worika, said on Thursday that the decision was in adherence to the Appeal Court’s ruling in suit number CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024.
Ibas notified the general public that all procurements and tender services carried out by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) during the period have been cancelled.
The statement said: “Accordingly, all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that carried out such tender processes for projects in their respective offices are, by this special announcement, mandated to refund such tender fees to the respective contractors immediately, pending the approval of a spending plan by the State, which shall be notified in due course.”
The Nation
