- Fubara and Odu had separately filed suits challenging the impeachment process
- the House had initiated impeachment proceedings against Fubara and Odu
- Wike expressed confidence that the President’s intervention could bring a lasting resolution
The Rivers State House of Assembly has put on hold the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following a recent intervention by President Bola Tinubu.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the decision to suspend the process was made on Thursday during the Assembly’s resumed plenary in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
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Earlier in 2026, the House had initiated impeachment proceedings against Fubara and Odu, citing allegations of gross misconduct.
During the session, the Speaker presided as the Majority Leader, Major Jack, read a notice outlining the claims against the governor and his deputy.
The allegations included the demolition of the Assembly complex, extra-budgetary spending, withholding of funds intended for the Assembly Service Commission, and an alleged refusal to comply with a Supreme Court ruling on the financial autonomy of the legislature.
The notice cited Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) as the basis for the allegations.
In a letter dated January 16, 2026, the Assembly requested that the state Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, establish a seven-member panel to investigate the charges.
However, Justice Amadi declined, noting that a High Court injunction prevented him from taking any action.
Fubara and Odu had separately filed suits challenging the impeachment process and obtained court orders restraining the Chief Judge from constituting the panel.
The Speaker and the House later appealed the restraining order, but the matter remains under judicial review.
The impeachment move followed accusations by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who alleged that Fubara had ignored a peace agreement brokered by President Tinubu in 2025.
President Tinubu met with both Fubara and Wike at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, on February 8.
Following the meeting, Wike expressed confidence that the President’s intervention could bring a lasting resolution to the political tensions in Rivers State.
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