A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction stopping the Rivers State House of Assembly and the Chief Judge of the state from taking any steps toward the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu.
In the ruling delivered by Justice F. A. Fiberesima, the court restrained the Speaker of the Assembly, 25 lawmakers, the Clerk of the House, and the Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, from receiving, processing, or acting on any impeachment-related documents for seven days. The order specifically bars the Chief Judge from constituting a panel to investigate the allegations of misconduct against the governor and his deputy.
The court also granted permission for the interim order and other court processes to be served on the defendants at the gate of the Rivers State Assembly Quarters, while service on the Chief Judge is to be effected through any judiciary staff at his chambers within the High Court premises.
The suits were filed separately by Governor Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma-Ordu. The matter has been adjourned to January 23, 2026, for hearing of the motion.
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