BREAKING: Four Lawmakers Make U-Turn, Ask Assembly to Proceed with Impeachment of Fubara, Deputy

All the four lawmakers who had earlier urged their colleagues to halt impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, following the January 8 House briefing, have reversed their stance.

They are now calling once again for the impeachment of both the governor and his deputy.

The lawmakers, Sylvanus Nwankwo, Minority Leader of the House and representative of Omuma State Constituency, the member representing Degema State Constituency, Peter Abbey, Barile Nwakoh, who represents Khana Constituency I, and Emilia Amadi of Obio/Akpor Constituency II, disclosed this in a press conference in Port Harcourt Rivers, on Friday, January 16.

They accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu of failing to show any remorse.

Speaking during their renewed impeachment calls, Nwankwo said: “You’ll recall that on the 12th day of January, myself and my colleague, Honourable Peter Abbey addressed the press wherein we made a plea to our colleagues to seek for a political solution to the crisis between the Assembly and the governor of Rivers state. During the tendency this appeal, we found out that the governor and deputy governor have employed their media boys and aide to continuously attack the Rivers State House of Assembly, instead of seeking for the political solution which we offered. It is on this basis that I and my fellow colleague, Peter Abbey, is saying that the impeachment proceeding should continue, we have rescinded our plea.”

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Barile Nwakoh, the deputy minority leader, also said: “The governor and deputy governor have sent signals that they are not prepared to retrace their steps and govern in line with the constitution, they are adamant. We are now convinced that their strategy is to intimidate us into withdrawing the impeachment process for the third time, while they continue their infractions on the constitution and the law. They are insisting that we will not perform our oversight functions like other states legislatures in the federation. This is very bad for our democracy. On this note we are proceeding with the impeachment process. And while we thank Mr President for his fatherly effort so far that the governor and his deputy have both disregarded.”

Emilia Amadi also reiterated the renewed calls for Fubara and his deputy’s impeachment process.

Recall that TVC News Digital had reported that the state assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara and his deputy last Thursday.

The process was launched after the Leader of the Assembly, Major Jack, presented seven allegations of gross misconduct against the governor, outlined in a notice signed by 26 House members.

The charges include the demolition of the Assembly complex, extra-budgetary spending, withholding funds meant for the Assembly Service Commission, and an alleged refusal to comply with a Supreme Court ruling on the legislature’s financial autonomy.