The Rivers State House of Assembly has officially stopped impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu.
The development, which took place as the House of Assembly sat on Thursday, followed intervention by President Bola Tinubu in the political feud between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
At the sitting presided over by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, the House moved to halt the impeachment process during plenary, shortly after the Assembly rose from a Committee of the whole
Amaewhule informed the House that the withdrawal of the impeachment proceedings followed the intervention of President Bola Tinubu.
He also informed the House that all court cases filed by the governor, his deputy and the Rivers State House of Assembly had all been withdrawn
The lawmakers also expressed expectations that the governor and his deputy would henceforth act in line with the Constitution and not to violate it by their actions.
A statement by Martins Wachukwu, Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, said the development was in compliance with the terms and fulfillment of the promise made to President Tinubu.
The statement on Thursday read, “In compliance with the terms of agreement and in fulfillment of its promise to the President and Commander – in – Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Rivers State House of Assembly, at its 61st Legislative Sitting on Thursday, resolved to suspend all impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminialayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu.
“Reporting progress at plenary after a Committee of the Whole session, the Speaker, Rt.Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule stated that the House has decided to withdraw its appeal filed at the Port Harcourt Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal with Appeal Nos. CA/PH/31/2026 and CA/PH/32/2026, challenging the interim order of the State High Court.
“Rt. Hon. Amaewhule hinted that the House took the decision in obedience to the promise made to Mr. President, following his latest direct intervention in the protracted political imbroglio; adding that the Governor and his Deputy have also withdrawn their matters with Suit Nos. OYHC/6/CS/2026 and OYHC/7/CS/2026 respectively.
“The Speaker highlighted some of the terms of the agreement which include the implementation of all previous agreements made, stoppage of all breaches of the Constitution and the Laws of Rivers State by the Governor and his Deputy, and the halting of all impeachment proceedings.
“Recall that on the 8th of January, 2026, the House served the Governor and his Deputy notices of allegations of gross misconduct hinged on constitutional breaches, and later asked the Chief Judge of the State to empanel a committee of 7 members to investigate the allegations; but the process was temporarily truncated by an interim order of an Oyigbo High Court, which the House appealed”.
The Rivers State House of Assembly had on January 7, 2026 commenced impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy.
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The House had alleged gross misconduct, including the demolition of the state House of Assembly Complex and spending without legislative approval against Fubara and Odu as grounds for the impeachment process.
Enemi Alabo George, the Chairman House Committee on Information, Petition and Complaints, had in a letter tagged, ‘Progress Report on the Impeachment against His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Governor Rivers State and Her Excellency Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu,’ dated January 9, 2026, stressed that the impeachment process was still on course despite rumours to the contrary.
He said, ”The Rivers State House of Assembly is pleased to inform the good people of Rivers State that the impeachment process commenced by the House on Thursday 8th January 2026 is fully on course in line with relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).”
The Assembly’s request, on Friday January 16, 2026, for the Rivers State Chief Judge, Simon C. Amadi, to constitute a seven-man panel to probe Fubara and Odu, met a brick wall as he declined the request, citing a subsisting court order.
Amadi, had on Thursday January 22, 2026, argued that he was restrained by a subsisting High Court order from taking any further action.
In separate court processes, Fubara and Odu challenged the impeachment process and secured injunctions from a Port Harcourt High Court restraining the Chief Judge from acting on the Assembly’s request.
The chief judge’s letter to the Assembly also indicated that the Speaker and the Rivers State House of Assembly had already appealed the restraining order by the State High Court, with the appeal expressly noted in the same letter.
A great number of Rivers people have long desired peaceful resolution of the political crisis in the state for meaningful development to take place and the decision of the House of Assembly will be a welcome relief.
