February 19, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended all impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu to de-escalate the state’s lingering political crisis.
The decision was reached on Thursday during the Assembly’s 61st legislative sitting in Port Harcourt, after a motion to halt the impeachment process was moved and unanimously adopted.
THEWILL reports that the resolution comes barely a week after the President stepped in to ease tensions arising from the political impasse involving Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Announcing the decision at plenary after a Committee of the Whole session, Speaker Martin Amaewhule said the House acted in compliance with the terms of an agreement reached with the president and in fulfilment of commitments made to ensure peace and stability in the state.
Amaewhule disclosed that the Assembly has also resolved to withdraw its appeals at the Port Harcourt Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal, marked CA/PH/31/2026 and CA/PH/32/2026, which challenged an interim order issued by a State High Court that had stalled the impeachment process. He added that the governor and his deputy have similarly withdrawn their respective suits—OYHC/6/CS/2026 and OYHC/7/CS/2026—filed at the High Court.
According to the Speaker, the resolutions followed President Tinubu’s latest direct intervention in the protracted political imbroglio, and are intended as confidence-building measures to restore calm and create room for dialogue among all parties.
Amaewhule outlined key elements of the agreement, including the implementation of all previous accords, cessation of alleged constitutional breaches, and the complete suspension of impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy.
THEWILL recalls that on January 8, 2026, the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly served notices of alleged gross misconduct on Governor Fubara and his deputy. The allegations included the demolition of the Assembly complex and the alleged expenditure of public funds without legislative approval. The House had subsequently requested the Chief Judge of the state to constitute a seven-member panel to investigate the claims, but the process was temporarily halted by an interim order of an Oyigbo High Court, which the Assembly appealed before Thursday’s resolution.
Thursday’s suspension is widely viewed as a significant step toward de-escalating tensions and fostering reconciliation in Rivers State, in line with the president’s call for peace, constitutional order, and political stability.
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