A High Court sitting in Oyigbo, Rivers State, has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, challenging the impeachment process initiated against them by the Rivers State House of Assembly. The ruling was delivered by Justice Florence Fiberesima in Port Harcourt.
The judge said the adjournment would allow the Court of Appeal to first determine two appeals already entered in the matter. Counsel to the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, and 27 lawmakers, S.I. Amen, SAN, informed the court of the pending appeals and applied orally for a stay of proceedings, an application not opposed by other parties.
Meanwhile, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon C. Amadi, has declined a request by the House of Assembly to constitute a seven-man investigative panel to probe allegations of gross misconduct against the governor and his deputy. He cited subsisting court orders and a pending appeal as reasons for his decision.
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In a letter to the Speaker, Justice Amadi referred to interim injunctions issued by the Rivers State High Court on January 16, 2026, which restrain him from acting on any impeachment-related requests. The suits were filed separately by Governor Fubara and his deputy, listing the Speaker and other lawmakers as defendants.
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