Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
Oborevwori announced the decision on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, during the swearing-in ceremony of the Auditor-General and members of the governing councils of the University of Delta, Southern Delta University, and Dennis Osadebay University at Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba.
The governor said Izeze had appealed to him for forgiveness and indicated his readiness to face the public over the circumstances surrounding his suspension. According to Oborevwori, Izeze sent him a message on Tuesday morning asking to be forgiven and requesting that the governor inform the public that he had just returned from a correctional facility.
"Let me talk for a minute about one commissioner who was suspended. He sent me a message this morning that I should forgive him," Oborevwori said. "He doesn't know me, and he was telling me what to say; that I should tell the public that he is just coming from Okere prison. Is that my business?".
The governor, however, said Izeze's appeal and decision to face the public had influenced his decision to lift the suspension. "But because you have pleaded and really removed that shame and you came to face the public, even as people know that you are under suspension, from where you were suspended is not yet two months," Oborevwori said. He added, "But I will say that when it completes 10 weeks from the day of your suspension, you can resume work".
Izeze was suspended indefinitely on August 10, 2026, by the state government following allegations linking him to the assault of the Governor's Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Simon Mudi, popularly known as Temple. The incident occurred during an All Progressives Congress stakeholders' meeting at the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State. The state government said at the time that the suspension was necessary to allow security agencies to conduct an impartial investigation into the allegations without interference.
Before his suspension, Izeze was arraigned before a Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun over the alleged assault and was remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Okere, Warri, for 14 days pending further proceedings.
During his period in custody, Izeze became involved in the welfare of other inmates. He reportedly discovered that several inmates remained in custody because they could not pay fines imposed by courts as alternatives to prison terms. He drew the attention of FOOSTODEY, an organisation associated with the "UKODO NA TẸVWẸ" welfare initiative, to their situation. FOOSTODEY later paid the fines for 20 inmates at a reported total cost of N9.77 million. Fifteen of the beneficiaries were initially released, while the release of the remaining five was delayed because the relevant court was on break.
The governor's decision to lift the suspension comes after appeals from various groups and political stakeholders, including the Delta State Comrade Community, which had called on Oborevwori to reconsider the decision and allow Izeze to return to office.
With the governor's directive, Izeze is expected to resume his duties once the suspension reaches the stipulated 10-week period.
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