The political standoff in Rivers State eased on Thursday as lawmakers in the state House of Assembly stepped back from efforts to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.
At a resumed plenary session in Port Harcourt, the Assembly adopted a motion suspending the impeachment process that had earlier been initiated against the two top state officials. The move signals a temporary cooling of tensions following weeks of political uncertainty.
The impeachment proceedings were first launched during the House’s initial sitting of 2026, with lawmakers accusing the governor and his deputy of gross misconduct. Among the allegations were the demolition of the State Assembly complex and the approval of expenditures without legislative backing.
The decision to halt the process comes amid intervention from President Bola Tinubu, who waded into the crisis in a bid to restore stability. Tinubu convened a meeting involving Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, as part of efforts to broker peace.
While the Assembly has paused the impeachment, the underlying political rift within the state remains a focal point of national attention.