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 communication from the Rivers State House of Assembly over moves to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu.
The order was issued by the High Court in 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 restrained the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Martin Amaewhule, and 32 others, including the Clerk of the House and the Chief Judge, from taking further steps toward the impeachment process.
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Specifically, the court barred Justice Amadi from receiving, forwarding, considering or acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment or any form of communication from the 1st to the 27th defendants aimed at constituting a panel to investigate alleged misconduct against the governor and his deputy 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 in the two suits.
Justice Fiberesima also granted leave to the claimants to serve the interim orders and originating processes on the 1st to the 31st defendants by pasting the documents at the gate of the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters.
The court further directed that the interim orders and originating 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.
