BREAKING: EFCC Boss, Ex-Rivers Sole Administrator Storm Aso Rock Amid Rising Political Tensions

ABUJA — A wave of speculation swept through the corridors of power yesterday evening as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, and the immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, stormed the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The duo was sighted at the State House around 5:50 pm on Wednesday, with sources confirming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had summoned Ibas for a closed-door session. The exact details of the high-level meeting remain shrouded in secrecy, but its timing has fueled intense political chatter across the country.

Ibas, who controversially assumed leadership of Rivers State in March after Governor Siminalayi Fubara was suspended, relinquished power only last week following Tinubu’s decision to lift the six-month suspension. His brief but turbulent stewardship is already under the scrutiny of the State House of Assembly, which has moved to probe his administration.

The presence of the EFCC boss alongside Ibas at the Villa has heightened speculation that the matter may go beyond political intrigue and extend into possible financial investigations. Insiders suggest that Tinubu may be seeking clarity on the management of state resources during the interim administration, a period many critics have described as opaque and contentious.

With Rivers politics already on a knife’s edge, yesterday’s development has set the stage for a potentially explosive confrontation between Abuja, Port Harcourt, and anti-graft operatives.

As Nigerians await an official statement, the closed-door meeting has become the latest twist in the unfolding Rivers saga — one that could reshape the political landscape in the oil-rich state.