Rivers State government of Siminalayi Fubara has accused the Rivers House of Assembly of pursuing a vendetta and are putting the future of the State at risk.
The Rivers Commissioner of Information Joseph Johnson who was speaking Monday following the impeachment notice served governor Fubara said the 27 Lawmakers led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule have been uncooperative and cagey since the Supreme Court judgement of February 28, 2025, empowered them via its ruling on the political crisis in the State.
“It is now common knowledge that members of the Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly have, by their actions, refused to allow the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Sir (Dr.) Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, to fully implement the Supreme Court’s judgment on the prolonged political and legal battle that began after the failed attempt to impeach him on October 30, 2023.
“Since this unjustified onslaught against Governor Fubara began, he has remained steadfast in his commitment to peace and his determination to put the people of Rivers State first,” Johnson said.
The 27 lawmakers had defected from the People’s Democratic Party to the All-Progressive Alliance and a Federal High Court ruled that the members vacate their seat based on Section 109(1)(g) of the 1999 Nigeria Constitution. However, the Supreme Court shocked Nigerians by reinstating the lawmakers in a ruling considered by judicial experts as political and not rule of law.
“Despite the unfavorable aspects of the Supreme Court’s judgment—particularly its unexpected comments on the contentious defection issue, which was never formally before the court—Governor Fubara has remained committed to fully implementing the ruling, no matter the challenges.”
