Rivers: Court halts impeachment move against Fubara

by · The Eagle Online

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo Local Government Area has issued an interim injunction stopping an impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.

In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice F. A. Fiberesima restrained the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, the Clerk of the House and other defendants from sending any correspondence to the Chief Judge of the state for the purpose of initiating impeachment proceedings.

The court also barred the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Simeon Amadi, from receiving, forwarding, considering or acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment or related documents aimed at constituting a panel to investigate alleged misconduct against the governor and his deputy for a period of seven days.

The orders followed a motion ex parte in two separate suits filed by Siminalayi Fubara and the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu.

Justice Fiberesima also granted the claimants leave to serve the interim order, the originating processes in Suit No. OYHC/7CS/2026 and Suit No. OYHC/6/CS/2026, and all subsequent court processes on the first to the 31st defendants by substituted means at the gate of the Rivers State Assembly quarters.

The court further directed that the processes be served on the 32nd defendant, the Chief Judge of the state, through any judiciary staff at his chambers within the High Court premises.

The matter was adjourned to January 23, 2026, for the hearing of the motion on notice.

The Eagle Online had reported that the Assembly on Friday resolved to continue with the impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy.

Also, the four lawmakers who had earlier withdrawn from the impeachment move and called on their colleagues to follow suit recanted their position on Friday, accusing the governor of being adamant.

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