Rivers court blocks Assembly Speaker from contacting Chief Judge over Fubara’s impeachment

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo Local Government Area, Port Harcourt, has issued an interim injunction on Friday stopping the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and two others, including the Clerk of the House, from sending any letters to the state’s Chief Judge.

The court also barred the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, from receiving, forwarding, considering or acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment or other documents from the first to 27th defendants aimed at setting up a panel to investigate alleged misconduct by the state governor and his deputy. This order will last for seven days.

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The presiding judge, Justice F.A. Fiberesima, made the ruling on a motion ex parte in two separate cases filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. He also allowed the claimants to serve the interim order and court documents in Suit No. OYHC/7CS/2026 and Suit No. OYHC/6/CS/2026, along with all future documents meant for the first to 31st defendants, at the gate of the Rivers State Assembly quarters.

The court further directed that the interim order and court documents be served on the 32nd defendant, the Chief Judge, through any member of staff at the Chief Judge’s chambers within the High Court premises. Justice Fiberesima then adjourned the case to 23 January 2026 for a hearing on the motion.

Our correspondent reports that the Assembly on Friday resolved to continue with the impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy.

Meanwhile, the four lawmakers who had earlier pulled out of the impeachment process and urged their colleagues to do the same changed their minds on Friday, accusing the governor of being stubborn.

Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe is a writer and journalist who covers business, finance, technology, and the changing forces shaping Nigeria’s economy. He focuses on turning complex ideas into clear, compelling stories.

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