High Court in Port Harcourt Blocks Attempt to Impeach Rivers State Governor and Deputy
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim order preventing further efforts to remove Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office.
The order specifically restricts the Chief Judge of Rivers State from receiving or acting on any impeachment notices relating to the governor and his deputy.
This ruling follows a petition from members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who requested the Chief Judge to establish a panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the two officials.
The court determined that no impeachment proceedings should proceed until the case before it is resolved, effectively halting the legislative process.
This development shifts the political confrontations to the judiciary and temporarily suspends the impeachment effort amid ongoing tensions within Rivers State’s political landscape.
