Impeachment: Rivers Assembly Members Fail To Resume Plenary

The leadership crisis in Rivers State seems to have forced the House of Assembly not to reconvene yesterday as earlier scheduled.

No fewer than 26 members of the House had on Thursday, January 8, 2026, signed impeachment notices against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, over alleged gross misconduct.

However, two principal officers of the House, including the minority leader, Hon. Sylvanus Nwankwo and the deputy minority leader, Hon. Barile Nwakoh, have backed out of the plot against the governor and his deputy.

Other lawmakers, who have so far joined the duo are Hon. Peter Abbey and Hon. Emilia Amadi, who represent Obio/Akpor Constituency 2, where the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, comes from.

The Speaker, Hon. Martins Amaewhule, had after plenary on Thursday, January 8, adjourned sitting till Thursday, January 15, 2026.

However, as of noon yesterday, our correspondent who visited the Assembly observed that there was no sign that the House, which sits at the conference hall of its official legislative quarters along Aba Road, would reconvene.

No explanation has been provided for the delay, nor has a date for resumption been announced.

Efforts to reach the House Chairman on Information, Petitions, and Complaints, Eneme George, for clarification proved unsuccessful.

He neither answered calls nor responded to messages sent to his phone as of the time of filing this report.