Ibas must account for all Rivers money – Human Right Activist Insists

Controversial Human rights activist Annkio Briggs has insisted that the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, spent the state’s money and must account to the people.

Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Briggs noted that Ibas could not walk away without explaining how state resources were utilised.

She argued that residents of Rivers had a right to demand accountability, stressing that public funds could not be expended without proper scrutiny.

Briggs said: “He (Ibok-Ete Ibas) spent our money. He has to account to the people of Rivers State, even to Nigerians, for the sake of integrity and for the sake of justice and fairness.

“Because you can’t come into a state and get hold of all their resources and funds, stay there for six months, and just walk away as if you were never there.

“He was here for six months, and within that six months, he spent our money; that’s the truth. I see no reason why people wonder why we call it our money. It’s our money.”

GistReel reports that Ibas took over the leadership of the oil-rich state for six months, following the suspension of Governor Sim Fubara.