A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, from receiving or acting on any correspondence from the Rivers State House of Assembly relating to plans to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu.
The order was issued by the High Court of Oyibo Local Government Area following two separate suits filed by Governor Fubara and his deputy, marked Suit No. OYHC/7/CS/2026 and Suit No. OYHC/6/CS/2026.
In the interim injunctions, the court also barred the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Martin Amaewhule, and 32 other defendants—including the Clerk of the House and the Chief Judge—from taking any steps towards the impeachment of the governor and his deputy.
Specifically, the court restrained Justice Amadi from receiving, forwarding, considering, or acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment, or other communication from the 1st to the 27th defendants for the purpose of constituting a panel to investigate alleged misconduct against the governor and his deputy. The order is to remain in force for a period of seven days.
The ruling was delivered by the presiding judge, Justice F. A. Fiberesima, while granting motions ex parte filed by the governor and his deputy.
Justice Fiberesima further granted leave to the claimants to serve the interim orders and originating processes on the 1st to the 31st defendants by pasting them at the gate of the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters.
The court also directed that the processes be served on the 32nd defendant, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, through any staff member of the judiciary at the Chief Judge’s Chambers within the High Court premises.
The case was adjourned to January 23, 2026, for the hearing of the motion on notice.
