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 Tinubu.
The resolution to halt the impeachment process was adopted on Thursday during the Assembly’s resumed plenary in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
The House had, at its first sitting of 2026, commenced impeachment proceedings against Fubara and Odu over allegations of gross misconduct.
The allegations included the demolition of the State House of Assembly complex and claims of spending state funds without legislative approval, among other accusations.
However, at Thursday’s plenary, lawmakers resolved to suspend further action on the impeachment notice following what sources described as the President’s intervention aimed at resolving the lingering political crisis in the state.
The development marks a significant shift in the ongoing face-off between the executive and legislative arms of government in Rivers State.
