Rivers State House of Assembly says the impeachment process initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, is ongoing and has not been halted, contrary to reports circulating online.
The assembly stated this in a press release issued on Friday and signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Enemi George.
The assembly said the process, which commenced on Thursday, was being carried out in line with the provisions of the Constitution.
According to the Assembly, two separate notices of allegations of gross misconduct have been issued against the governor and the deputy governor and forwarded to them by the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule.
Allegations include the demolition of the Assembly complex, extra-budgetary expenditure, withholding of funds intended for the Assembly Service Commission, and alleged disobedience of a Supreme Court ruling on legislative financial autonomy.
The Assembly maintained that it was constitutionally empowered to act in defence of the rule of law and prevent infractions by any public office holder in the state, adding that Rivers lawmakers remained “duty bound in this regard.”
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