PORT HARCOURT: A Rivers State High Court sitting at Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state has barred the State House of Assembly and the Chief Justice of the State from impeaching the Governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.
The suit which was filed by Fubara with suit number IHC/230/CS/2023, has The Rivers State House of Assembly, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Deputy Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly Clerk of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and Chief Justice of the State as 5th defendant. Okoro had prayed to the court for an order of Interim Injunction stopping the state assembly, the CJ, or any other person from going on with the impeachment process on Fubara pending a case before the court.