The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has rejected the impeachment process initiated by the Rivers State House of Assembly against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, describing the move as “destabilising and unnecessary.”
In a statement signed on Thursday by the party’s spokesperson, Darlington Nwauju, the APC said it acknowledged the constitutional independence of the legislature but would not support what it termed a resort to impeachment against an APC-led government.
The party cautioned lawmakers, particularly its members in the Assembly, against yielding to external pressure capable of plunging the state into political turmoil.
Addressing claims that the impeachment threat is linked to budgetary issues, the APC recalled that “during the period of emergency rule, a One Trillion, Four hundred and eighty-five Billion Naira budget was transmitted to the National Assembly in May 2025 and approved by the Senate on 25 June and the House of Representatives on 22 July 2025.
According to the party, the budget is expected to run until August 2026.
The APC noted that the governor may lawfully decide not to present a supplementary budget and reminded the Assembly that the constitution allows a six-month spending window into a new fiscal year.
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