By Clifford Ndujihe, Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Dan Abia, Davies Iheamnachor & Luminous Jannamike

IF the plans of opponents of Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, sail through, the governor and his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Nma Odu, would lose their seats before mid-July to pave the way for Speaker Martin Amaewhule to be sworn in as acting governor.

This is one of the scenarios in the offing in the Rivers State political brouhaha, sources told Vanguard yesterday, as the House of Assembly served a notice of misconduct on Governor Fubara and Odu, thereby sparking an impeachment process.

Other scenarios include saving the Deputy Governor or getting a neutral person to administer the state as a political solution.

Going by the constitutional steps to impeach or remove a governor/deputy governor, any of the duo can be removed within 120 days. And following the timeline strictly, devoid of legal lacunae and delays, Fubara has 111 days more to go “because the legislators are bent on removing him for gross misconduct.

‘’By July 6 or 14, he should be out of Government House,” the Rivers-born politician told Vanguard.
Meanwhile, the police have dismissed as false reports that the Port Harcourt house of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, was attacked and burnt, against the background of the face-off between him and Fubara.

This was as lawyers and activists asked Wike to apologise to the Ijaw Nation for allegedly insulting the Ijaw in a recent interview.

Notice of Fubara’s misconduct
The notice was contained in a letter by the speaker, Martin Amaewhule, to the governor, yesterday.
However, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Werisenibo Joseph Johnson, said the governor did not receive the letter

The letter of misconduct was signed by 26 members of the House on March 14, 2025.

According to the Assembly, the notice is “in compliance with Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and other extant laws.”

The letter, which cited several constitutional breaches and infractions by the governor, read: “We, the undersigned members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, hereby forward to you a Notice of Gross Misconduct by the Governor of Rivers State in the performance of the functions of his office.




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