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Rivers court adjourns Fubara impeachment suits following move to approach appellate court
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Governor Fubara, deputy seek injunction against Rivers Assembly and impeachment panel
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Court grants sine die adjournment as parties agree to await appeal outcome
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned indefinitely two suits filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Ordu, challenging impeachment proceedings initiated against them by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The suits, presided over by Justice Florence Fiberesima at the Oyibo High Court, stem from impeachment steps taken by lawmakers last week over alleged constitutional breaches, including issues related to financial appropriation.
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In separate ex parte applications, Governor Fubara and Prof. Ordu sought interim orders restraining the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, 25 lawmakers and the Clerk of the Assembly from taking further actions in the impeachment process.
They also asked the court to bar the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, from receiving or constituting a seven-member impeachment panel pending the determination of the substantive suits.
The court had earlier granted the interim reliefs and fixed January 23, 2026, for hearing.
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However, when the matter came up on Thursday, counsel to the defendants, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, S.I. Amen, informed the court of plans to challenge the case at the appellate level and applied orally for the suits to be adjourned sine die.
Counsel to the claimants, Paul Orikoro and Lawrence Oko-jaja (SAN), did not oppose the application.
Justice Fiberesima subsequently granted the request and adjourned the cases indefinitely to allow the appeal process to take its course.
