By Our Correspondent <\/p>\n
In a dramatic twist on the planned impeachment of Governor Fubara, Rivers State High Court in Oyigbo has issued an interim order restraining the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, from receiving or acting on any impeachment notice against the governor and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. <\/p>\n
The order, granted by Justice F.A. Fiberesima, also restrains the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 32 others from taking further action on the impeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n
The court granted leave to the claimants, Governor Fubara and his deputy, to serve the interim order and other processes on the defendants at the gate of the Rivers State Assembly quarters. The case has been adjourned to January 23, 2026, for motion.<\/p>\n
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Amaewhule, had initiated impeachment proceedings against the Governor Fubara and his deputy. The lawmakers voted to impeach the governor Fubara and Professor Odu over alleged misconduct, including budgetary impropriety and defiance of court orders.<\/p>\n
The court order restraining the Chief Judge from receiving or acting on any impeachment notice against Governor and his deputy, and stopping the Martin Amaehwule-led House of Assembly from taking further action to Impeach the Governor Fubara and Prof Odu is the latest in a series of legal battles between the governor and the state assembly, with both sides accusing each other of violating the constitution. <\/p>\n
The Rivers State House of had on reconvened on Friday and asked the Chief Judge to constitute a seven-man panel to investigate allegations of gross misconducts and others against the governor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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