By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment proceedings launched against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu.
The Source reports that the state Lawmakers, fiercely loyal to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister Nyesom Wike had, on January 8, 2026, initiated a renewed move to impeach the Governor and his Deputy, citing alleged gross misconduct including extra-budgetary expenditure, withholding of funds lawfully accruing to the Assembly Service Commission as major reasons.
However, the process was temporarily stalled following a court order slammed on the Chief Judge of the State restraining him from constituting a panel to investigate the allegations leveled against the Governor and his Deputy.
The Lawmakers decision to halt the impeachment process was announced during plenary on Thursday February 19, 2026.
It is strongly believed that the Legislators decision to suspend action on the impeachment proceedings derived from President Bola Tinubu’s latest intervention a couple of weeks ago.
The President, who is also suspected to be an interested party in the festering political crisis in Rivers State, is known to have intervened a couple of times to broker peace.
However, much of his interventions including the March 18, 2026 declaration of emergency rule in the state, have been alleged to be goaded by his quest for political gains ahead of the 2027 polls .
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