Fubara: Two more Rivers lawmakers urge colleagues to halt impeachment

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Two additional members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have urged their colleagues to withdraw the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, following the January 8, move to impeach the governor.

The impeachment notice accused Fubara of gross misconduct, citing allegations including the demolition of the Assembly complex, extra-budgetary spending, and defiance of a Supreme Court ruling on legislative autonomy.

As reported by TVC News, the lawmakers, Barile Nwakoh, who represents Khana Constituency I, and Emilia Amadi of Obio/Akpor Constituency II, made the appeal on Wednesday, barely 24 hours after two other legislators publicly adopted a similar position.

Although they maintained that the governor and his deputy breached constitutional provisions, “the lawmakers said their decision to seek a withdrawal of the impeachment move followed interventions by well-meaning leaders in the state.” Punch