Breaking: Impeachment process against Fubara remains on course – Rivers Assembly

The Rivers State House of Assembly have insisted that the impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, will continue, describing it as a lasting solution to the prolonged political crisis in the state.

The state lawmakers announced the development on Friday while briefing journalists, after the Assembly failed to reconvene on Thursday as scheduled.

According to them, the impeachment is constitutional, warning that the move against governor Fubara should not be seen as an ethnic agenda.

They dismissed criticisms of the process, insisting that the Assembly was acting within the provisions of the law to address what they described as a political impasse in Rivers State.

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Recall that the House had, at its sitting last week, initiated impeachment proceedings against Fubara and his deputy over alleged gross misconduct.

The allegations included the demolition of the Assembly complex and spending public funds without legislative approval.

However, the impeachment move has faced political pushback, with four lawmakers between Monday and Wednesday formally withdrawing from the process and calling for an amicable resolution of the crisis.

Despite expectations that the Assembly would reconvene on Thursday, there was no indication that plenary was held, fuelling speculation about internal divisions within the House.

The lawmakers, however, said on Friday that the impeachment process remained on course.

More details later…

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