The Sole Administrator of Rivers state, Retired Vice AdmiraIbok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has mandated all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to refund tender fees collected from contractors.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika,on Thursday.
The statement reads, ”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, the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiraprocurel (RTD.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, CFR, wishes to notify the general public that 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”.
