The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has cancelled all pending procurement and tender processes the state government.
In a special announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika the government stated that the cancellation; “In adherence to the Supreme Court judgement upholding the Appeal Court ruling in Suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024 and in the absence of an Appropriation Law”.
In the statement, the Sole Administrator notified the general public that the cancellation was for “all procurement and tender processes that were carried out by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) during the period are hereby cancelled”.
“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”.
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