President Bola Tinubu has modified the powers of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State in the Conduct of Local Government Councils Elections.

President Tinubu also altered the powers of the Sole Administrator for the Prompt Determination of Petitions and Litigations Arising and the likes in the Emergency
Area.

This was contained in a Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette Number 125
Lagos dated 22nd July, 2025

The Gazette also suspended Section 2 Subsection 2 of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission Law Number 2 of 2018 which covers the appointment of the Chairman and Members of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC.

Instead, the document granted the power to appoint and swear in the Chairman and Members of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on the Sole Administrator.