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Breaking: Rivers Assembly Initiates Impeachment Process Against Governor Fubara
Rivers State House of Assembly has initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, with 26 lawmakers signing allegations of gross misconduct.
The Rivers State House of Assembly has commenced steps to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The Assembly, led by Speaker Hon. Martins Amaewhule, made a reversal of its earlier decision to reconvene on January 26, opting instead to resume plenary on Thursday.
The development was communicated through an internal memo circulated to all lawmakers and signed by the Clerk of the House, Emeka Amadi.
The memo, dated January 5, stated:
“By the leave of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule DSSRS and in line with Order 4, Rule 3 of the Standing Orders of the Rivers House of Assembly (1999), you are hereby informed that the House will reconvene for Plenary on Thursday, 8th of January, 2026, at 10:00am.
“Consequently, you are expected to treat this information with utmost importance and attend the sitting accordingly.”
At the resumed plenary session, which was presided over by Amaewhule, the Majority Leader of the House, Major Jack, formally read a notice of allegations and gross misconduct against Governor Fubara.
The notice was reportedly signed by 26 members of the Assembly, who alleged that the governor’s actions were in violation of the Nigerian Constitution.
Amaewhule disclosed that the notice of allegations would be served on Governor Fubara within the next seven days.
In a related move, the Deputy Majority Leader, Linda Stewart, also read out a separate notice of allegations and gross misconduct against the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Ngozi Odu.
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