The Federal High Court in Abuja has set April 10 as the date to hear a case asking for the removal of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as Sole Administrator of Rivers State.
The case, which lists President Bola Tinubu as the first defendant, has been assigned to Justice James Omotosho.
Other defendants include the Attorney-General of the Federation, Ibas and the Attorneys-General of all 36 states, making them the 2nd to 39th defendants.
The case is numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/572/2025.
The suit was filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi.
He is asking the court to cancel all actions and decisions taken by Ibas in his role as Sole Administrator.
He called these actions unconstitutional and without legal backing.
The lawyer wants the court to give a permanent order stopping President Tinubu or anyone under him from removing or interfering with the tenure of any state governor or deputy governor.
He also seeks a similar order stopping the President from appointing any Sole Administrator to lead a state in the country.