The Rivers State House of Assembly has dismissed an order issued by the state High Court halting the ongoing impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. The court had on Friday granted an interim injunction restraining Speaker Martin Amaewhule and the Clerk of the House from sending any correspondence to the Chief Judge of Rivers State for the purpose of advancing the impeachment.
The order also barred Chief Judge Justice Simeon Amadi from taking any step toward constituting an investigative panel or acting on the impeachment process pending further hearing.
Rivers Assembly spokesman Enemi George who addressed newsmen said the court lacked the authority to interfere in the matter. He maintained that the Assembly was not aware of any such court order and insisted that the process would not be affected.
“The House is not aware of any court order. However, if you read section 188(10), the court has no power to intervene in the impeachment process,” he said, arguing that the Constitution does not permit judicial interference in a governor’s impeachment proceedings.
