The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu following intervention by President Bola Tinubu. The motion to halt the process was passed on Thursday during the House’s resumed sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Earlier in the year, the Assembly had initiated…
A Rivers State High Court in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, has issued an interim injunction halting the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. The court order, delivered on Friday, restrains the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and two other officials, including the Clerk of the…
Four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn their earlier calls for restraint and reaffirmed their support for the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Friday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the lawmakers said the governor had failed to show…
Port Harcourt – Two members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have appealed to their colleagues to suspend the ongoing impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Nma Odu, urging dialogue and reconciliation instead. The appeal was made on Monday during a press briefing in Port Harcourt by the House Minority…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the impeachment process initiated by the Rivers State House of Assembly against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, describing the move as unnecessary and capable of destabilising the state. In a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s spokesperson, Darlington Nwauju,…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh. At a plenary session on Thursday presided over by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader, Major Jack, formally presented a notice detailing allegations of gross misconduct against the governor. The proceedings were broadcast live on…
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has declared the removal of the re-instated Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the court invalidated both the proceedings and resolutions of the Lagos State House of Assembly from January 13, 2025, during…
