US EditionNigeria: Rivers Assembly Suspends Impeachment Process Against Fubara, Deputy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intervention and a court injunction led to suspension of impeachment proceedings against the governor and deputy amid legal challenges.
- The Rivers State House of Assembly suspended impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy after intervention by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
- During its first sitting of 2026, the Rivers Assembly began impeachment proceedings after lawmakers cited gross misconduct.
- Among the allegations were the demolition of the State House of Assembly complex and approval of expenditures without legislative authorisation against the governor and deputy.
- A court injunction prevented the chief judge from forming the seven‑man probe panel, following the Assembly's request to investigate the governor and his deputy.
- On Thursday during a resumed plenary in Port Harcourt, lawmakers moved a motion to halt the impeachment process.
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Nigeria: Rivers Assembly Suspends Impeachment Process Against Fubara, Deputy
The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment proceedings initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
BREAKING: Rivers Assembly Suspends Impeachment Process Against Fubara, Deputy
The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment proceedings initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The decision was taken on Thursday during the Assembly’s resumed plenary in Port Harcourt, the state capital, where lawmakers moved a motion to halt the impeachment process. The House had earlier commenced impeachment proceedings against the…
Rivers assembly halts impeachment move against Fubara
The latest move by the lawmakers to stop the impeachment process followed President Bola Tinubu's fourth intervention in the protracted political crisis in the oil-rich state. The post Rivers assembly halts impeachment move against Fubara appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and deputy governor, Ngozi Odu following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu. The motion to halt the impeachment process was adopted on Thursday during the assembly’s resumed plenary in Port Harcourt, the state capital. More to come. The post JUST IN: Rivers assembly suspends impeachment proceedings against Fubara, Odu appeared first…
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