A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has stopped fresh moves aimed at removing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office.
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The interim order targets the Chief Judge of Rivers State, barring him from receiving or acting on any impeachment notice linked to the governor and his deputy.
The decision followed a request by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who had asked the Chief Judge to set up a panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the two officials.
LIST OF APPLICATIONS FOR REGULARISATION OF AREA COUNCIL LAND DOCUMENTS NULLIFIED/CANCELLED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FCT
The court ruled that no impeachment process should move forward while the case before it remains unresolved, effectively placing the legislative action on hold.
The development shifts the political battle to the courts and pauses the impeachment effort, as tensions continue within the Rivers State political space.
LIST OF APPLICATIONS FOR REGULARISATION OF AREA COUNCIL LAND DOCUMENTS NULLIFIED/CANCELLED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FCT
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