The Rivers State Government has denied reports that the impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been formally served on him.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday,
Darlington Orji, Special Adviser to the governor, said Fubara had not received
any impeachment notice from the Rivers State House of Assembly as of the time
of his remarks.
Orji said the governor only became aware of the alleged
impeachment move through reports in the print and electronic media, stressing
that no official communication had been delivered to him.
He explained that the House of Assembly had earlier
announced it would proceed on recess and reconvene around January 28, 2026,
adding that the lawmakers later held an emergency sitting outside the agreed
schedule.
According to Orji, Governor Fubara was not in the state at
the time of the sitting, dismissing suggestions that he deliberately avoided
the Assembly or fled to escape impeachment proceedings.
He insisted that the governor has nothing to hide and is not
afraid of any lawful process, maintaining that claims of an impeachment notice
being served are inaccurate.
He said: “Thank you for giving me the privilege to lend my
voice on some of the recent developments in Rivers state.
“Yes, we heard on the print media and national television
that the impeachment proceeding has been forwarded to His Excellency, Governor
Fubara. I can confirm to you, up until this minute, he has not received any
proceedings from the state House of Assembly.
“The governor is not a spirit to preempt the State House
Assembly that they were going to sit, because if they recall, the assembly
announced in their last sitting that they were going for recess to reconvene on
28 January or thereabout. And the governor, after the first period, decided to
step out, maybe to have a rest or to attend to some other issues. The Governor
was not in town at the time they really convened.
“Remember, they had an emergency proceeding, not on the date
they had agreed. That’s one. So the governor didn’t run away. The governor is
not afraid of service because there is no cockroach in his cupboard. He has
nothing to hide”.
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