JUST IN: Rivers Assembly Requests Chief Judge to Investigate Governor Fubara as Impeachment Process Moves Forward

The Rivers State House of Assembly has resolved to ask the state’s chief judge to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct.

The resolution was passed on Friday during a plenary session, with 25 lawmakers supporting the motion. The request instructs the chief judge to examine the claims in line with Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

The allegations include irregularities in budget management, failure to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the assembly, unauthorized spending of public funds, and withholding statutory allocations from the legislature.

Speaker Martins Amaewhule, who presided over the session, directed the clerk of the house to formally write to the chief judge, requesting the formation of a seven-member investigative panel to probe the accusations.

This move follows the initiation of impeachment proceedings earlier this month, when the assembly served notices of allegations on Fubara and Odu on January 8.

More to follow…..