Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator appointed by President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, cancelled all pending procurement and tender processes in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling.
Ibas disclosed this in a special announcement, signed and issued by Prof Ibibia Worika, the Secretary to the State Government in Port Harcourt.
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.
Mr Ibas stated that the cancellation affected all procurement and tender processes carried out by MDAs during the period in question.
According to him, all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs, that carried out such tender processes for projects in their respective offices are, by this announcement, mandated to refund such tender fees to contractors immediately.
He said that they should await the approval of a spending plan by the state government which would be notified them in due course.
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