A Rivers State High Court has adjourned the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, challenging the impeachment processes against them by the State Assembly indefinitely.
When the matter resumed in court, lead counsel to Martin Amaewhule and 27 others, Senior Advocate of Nigeria , S.I Amen, informed the court that an appeal with suit number CA/pH/31/2026 has been entered and orally applied that the court stop further hearing pending the determination of the matter before the appeal court.
The oral applications were not opposed by the lead claimants counsel, Paul Orikoro, SAN and Lawrence Oko- Jaja, who are the counsel to twenty eight to thirty defendants in the court who are Victor Oko Jumbo, Sokari Good boy and Orubuenimigha Timothy.
Ruling on the application, the presiding Judge, Justice Florence Fiberesima, adjourned sine die following the proof of two separate appeals which have been entered, a decision which she said will enable the appeal court determine the suit before it.
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It will be recalled that Justice Fiberesima, had on January 16, 2026 granted an exparte order restraining the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, from receiving, considering and or acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment or other document or communication from first to twenty-seventh defendants for the purposes of constituting a panel to investigate the purported allegations of misconduct against the governor and his deputy for seven days.
The order also restrained the speaker and 27 other members of the house of assembly from forwarding articles of impeachment or document or communication to the Chief Judge with the sole objective of setting up a panel to investigate the governor and his deputy for alleged gross misconduct.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
