Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) on Thursday cancelled all pending procurement and tender processes.
Thiis decision of the interim administration was conveyed in statement by Prof Ibibia Worika, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
Accordingly, it said the decision was in compliance with the Supreme Court judgement.
He said that the cancellation was in adherence to the Supreme Court judgement which upheld the Appeal Court ruling in Suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/133/2024.
Ibas stated that the cancellation affected all procurement and tender processes carried out by MDAs during the period in question.
The Administrator advised all agencies of the state government that carried out such tender processes mandated to refund such tender fees to contractors.
He said that they should await the approval of a spending plan by the state government which would be notified them in due course.
