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Court Bars Rivers Chief Judge From Acting on Assembly Communications Over Fubara Impeachment.
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim order restraining the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, from accepting or acting on any communication from the Rivers State House of Assembly concerning the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu.
The order was granted by the Oyibo Local Government Area High Court following two separate suits filed by the governor and his deputy, marked Suit No. OYHC/7/CS/2026 and Suit No. OYHC/6/CS/2026.
Ejes Gist News reports that the applications were brought to halt ongoing legislative moves linked to the impeachment process.
In the ruling, the presiding judge, Justice F. A. Fiberesima, issued interim injunctions restraining the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Martin Chike Amaewhule; the Clerk of the House; the Chief Judge; and 31 other defendants from taking any further steps in the impeachment proceedings.
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Justice Fiberesima specifically ordered that Justice Amadi be restrained for a period of seven days from “receiving, forwarding, considering, or acting upon any request, resolution, articles of impeachment, or any form of communication whatsoever” from the House of Assembly or its agents relating to the constitution of an investigative panel to probe allegations of misconduct against the governor and his deputy.
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The court granted the motions ex parte and authorized the claimants to serve the originating processes and interim orders on the 1st to the 31st defendants by substituted means. This includes pasting the court documents at the gate of the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters.
The judge further directed that service on the Chief Judge be effected through any judiciary staff member at his chambers.
The matter has been adjourned to January 23, 2026, for the hearing of the motion on notice.
