The Rivers House of Assembly has initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Oduh.
The action came after a plenary session today led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule.
During plenary presided by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader, Major Jack, read out the notice of allegations and gross misconduct against Governor Fubara.
Relying on Section 188 of the Nigerian Constitution, Mr. Jack reeled out seven points of alleged gross misconduct against the Governor including the demolition of the Assembly Complex, extra budgetary spending, withholding funds meant for the Assembly Service Commission and refusal to obey the Supreme Court on the financial autonomy of the house.
Speaker, Amaewhule said the notice signed by twenty six members of the Rivers State House of Assembly will be served to Governor Fubara in the next seven days.
The Deputy Majority Leader, Linda Stewart, announced a separate notice of accusations and serious misconduct against Deputy Governor Oduh, signifying the official initiation of impeachment process against her too.
According to the report, some of the allegations against Professor Odu include reckless and unconstitutional spending of public funds, obstruction of the House of Assembly from performing its constitutional duties as outlined by the 1999 Constitution, conniving to allow unauthorised persons to occupy offices without proper screening by the legitimate House of Assembly.
Other allegations were that she approached another group of people for budgetary approval instead of the legitimate Rivers State House of Assembly, seizure of salaries and allowances accruing to the RSHA and the Rivers State Assembly Service Commission.
The move is the second attempt by the lawmakers to impeach Fubara and his deputy, following a similar one in March 2025.
In the notice signed by 26 members of the Rivers Assembly at that time, the lawmakers accused Fubara and Odu of gross misconduct after the governor fell out with the immediate governor of the state, Nyesom Wike.
