Rivers State House of Assembly has dismissed an order by the state High Court, stopping the ongoing impeachment process of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu.
Earlier on Friday, the court issued an interim injunction restraining the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule and the Clerk of the House, from sending any correspondence to the Chief Judge of the state.
The court also restrained the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi from taking any step towards the impeachment process.
But the spokesman of the Rivers Assembly, Enemi George insisted that the court lacks the power to intervene in the matter.
Enemi, who claimed that the Assembly was not aware of any court order, stated that Section 188(10) of the Nigerian constitution does not allow the court to intervene in the impeachment of a state governor.
George said, “The House is not aware of any court order. However, if you read Section 188(10), the court has no power to intervene in the impeachment process.”
