Rivers Lawmakers fail to reconvene one week after Impeachment notice on Fubara

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday failed to reconvene, one week after adjourning a sitting in which impeachment proceedings were initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, raising fresh doubts over the impeachment move.The conference hall of the Assemblys legislative quarters along Aba Road, where lawmakers currently sit following the demolition of the main chamber, showed no sign of activity today, January 15, according to reports.No official explanation was given for the failure to resume, and no new date was announced for continuation of proceedings.At its first sitting of 2026 last week, the House commenced impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy over alleged gross misconduct, including the demolition of the Assembly complex and spending state funds without legislative approval. The sitting was adjourned to January 15, but lawmakers did not return as scheduled, creating uncertainty around the fate of the impeachment process.The stalled sitting comes amid a prolonged power struggle between the executive and legislative arms of government in the oil-rich state. The crisis is rooted in the rift between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The feud has repeatedly disrupted governance in Rivers State and split the House into rival factions. This marks the third attempt to impeach Governor Fubara in less than three years.Four of the 26 lawmakers who initially signed the impeachment notice have since withdrawn their support and are now calling for an amicable resolution of the political crisis. Political observers see their withdrawal as an early indication of cracks within what was once a unified political structure aligned with the former governor.Governor Fubaras recent defection to the All Progressives Congress has further shifted political calculations in the state. Analysts say the move may have strengthened his position and offered a measure of political protection that was absent during his earlier confrontations with the Assembly while he was still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. The post Rivers Lawmakers fail to reconvene one week after Impeachment notice on Fubara appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.