•Rivers State House of Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon C. Amadi, has declined a request by the Rivers State House of Assembly to constitute a seven-man investigative panel to probe allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Nma-Odu, citing su...
•Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi The Africa Centre for Democracy and Leadership (ACDL) has issued a strong caution to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, on the critical need for judicial independence in the face of the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi ...
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, failed to resume plenary today, a week after adjourning its last sitting. During its first sitting in 2026, held last Thursday, the House had commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, over alleged gross misconduct, i...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara The impeachment move against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, has suffered another setback as two more members of the State House of Assembly have withdrawn their support for the process. They called for a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in the state, reports Channels ...
Two Rivers lawmakers have asked for a rethink over the planned impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Prof. Nma Odu. At a press briefing in Port Harcourt yesterday, the House Minority Leader, Sylvanus Nwankwo, and lawmaker from Degema, Peter Abbey, cited interventions by leaders, residents, and constituents, and asked that t...
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to stop the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, stressing that it’ll be totally untenable for the party to keep quiet when an obvious hangover from strife that occurred within the PDP is allowed to resurface in the ruling party. Recall that the Speaker […]...
A few hours after receiving documents containing alleged gross misconducts against Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, from 26 lawmakers, Speaker Martin’s Amaewhule has gone ahead to transmit letters containing the allegations to the governor and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. The letters entitled: “Notice of allegations of gross misconduc...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Rivers Assembly Amid rising political tension in Rivers State, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and its youth wing, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), have called on the Rivers State House of Assembly to halt ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking today, INC President, Prof. Benj...
•Tinubu A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, is seeking immediate impeachment proceedings against President Bola Tinubu over the conflict of interest that trailed the award of Lagos-Calabar coastal road project contract. Speaking today, leader of the group, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, berated the president for awarding the co...
•Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin To tackle discrepancies in suspension, impeachment of members and other legislative procedures, the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly have adopted and ratified the use of harmonised standing orders. The rules to be adopted at each of the 36 Houses of Assembly aim to ensure unity across the [&h...
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