The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, of violating peace agreements brokered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as tensions in the state’s political leadership continue to escalate.
On Thursday, the Assembly formally began impeachment proceedings against the governor. During plenary, the Majority Leader, Major Jack, alleged that President Tinubu had intervened twice to reconcile Governor Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, but claimed the governor failed to honour the resolutions reached at those meetings.
According to Jack, both the governor and his deputy have consistently acted in ways that undermine transparency and good governance. He maintained that agreements reached during peace talks held in December 2023 and again in 2025 were repeatedly ignored, describing their conduct as authoritarian and detrimental to the stability of Rivers State.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly opposed the impeachment move, warning that it could plunge the state into further political instability.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the party said it was deeply concerned by what it termed troubling developments within the House of Assembly.
While acknowledging the constitutional powers of the legislature, the APC argued that impeachment should not be used as a political tool.
The party insisted that unresolved internal disputes within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be allowed to threaten governance in Rivers State, which it described as being under APC leadership.
The APC suggested that the impeachment threat is connected to budget-related disagreements, noting that such issues fall short of the threshold required for removing a governor.
The party recalled that during the period of emergency rule in the state, President Tinubu transmitted a Rivers State budget to the National Assembly in May 2025. That budget, totaling ₦1.485 trillion, was approved by the Senate on June 25, 2025, and by the House of Representatives on July 22, 2025.
According to the APC, the approved budget was structured to cover a one-year period, extending to August 2026. The party further argued that the governor is under no constitutional obligation to submit a supplementary budget if the current appropriation meets the needs of the state. It also cited constitutional provisions allowing a governor to continue spending for up to six months into a new fiscal year.
Based on these points, the APC concluded that the impeachment initiative lacks both legal and moral justification. The party urged lawmakers, especially those elected on its platform, to resist external influences allegedly aimed at destabilising the state government.
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The APC called for an immediate halt to the impeachment process, warning that it could harm the party’s public image and disrupt ongoing development projects. It appealed to political stakeholders to prioritise democratic values, peace, and effective governance over political rivalry, stressing that Rivers State must not be pushed into avoidable turmoil.
