Rivers Assembly Suspends Impeachment Proceedings Against Governor Fubara

The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.

The decision was announced during plenary on Thursday in Port Harcourt.

Lawmakers aligned with Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, had initiated the impeachment process in January. A notice endorsed by 26 members accused the governor and his deputy of budgetary impropriety, failure to present the 2026 appropriation bill, unauthorised expenditure of public funds, and withholding statutory allocations due to the legislature.

The move triggered legal action. A high court in Port Harcourt issued an interim order restraining the state’s chief judge from accepting or acting on any impeachment notice.

Subsequently, Simeon Amadi, chief judge of Rivers State, declined to set up a judicial panel to investigate the allegations. He cited a pending appeal filed by Martin Amaewhule, speaker of the assembly, against the interim order. According to Amadi, notices of appeal were served on his office on January 19 and 20.

The political dispute drew national attention earlier this month when Bola Tinubu met with Fubara and Wike at the presidential villa on February 9 to address the crisis.

Speaking to journalists the following day, Wike expressed confidence that the president’s intervention would bring a lasting resolution to the standoff.