The Rivers State House of Assembly has responded to demands from some political parties and concerned individuals for an immediate halt to the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.
The Port City News (TCPN) reported that the Assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against Fubara and Odu on Thursday, accusing them of gross misconduct.
However, the Assembly’s spokesperson, Enemi George, said in an interview that lawmakers would see the impeachment process through to the end.
George dismissed calls for a political solution and rejected claims that the impeachment was a political tool designed to pressure the governor. He described Fubara as a recidivist, explaining that a recidivist is someone who repeatedly commits the same offence.
According to him, whether punished or forgiven, a recidivist often returns to commit the same wrongdoing.
“Very sincerely, I doubt that, because we have had one too many political solutions. It demeans and diminishes the institution of the Rivers State House of Assembly if everything we do is reduced to politics. What we are talking about now is the law, so what is the need for a political solution?” he said.
George cited alleged cases of mismanagement of public funds by the governor, including claims of appointing relatives to positions without proper screening.
He also addressed the controversy surrounding public funds, including the rejection on 30 December 2025 of a ₦100,000 “Christmas gift” credited to lawmakers’ accounts on the governor’s directive.
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He said there was no constitutional provision for such payments, stressing that the Assembly did not reject the money because it was small, but because lawmakers did not want to violate the law.
“These funds do not belong to my father, mother, or sister. They belong to the people of Rivers State, in the nooks and crannies, who will ultimately pay for it,” he said.
George further argued that intervention by party leaders could not override the Assembly’s constitutional mandate.
He added that President Bola Tinubu had been insulted during previous interventions, insisting that the governor could not continue to break the law and expect presidential intervention.
“They said the first political solution was not binding. The second time, the president went through great difficulty to assemble stakeholders and broker peace, only for someone to go back and renege,” he added.
