Justice Florence Fiberesima of the Oyigbo High Court of Rivers State, sitting in Port Harcourt, has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu, challenging the impeachment processes against them by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, 26 other members of the House, and the Clerk of the House.
Ruling on the application, the presiding judge, Justice Fiberesima, adjourned sine die following proof of two separate appeals that have been entered, a decision she says will enable the Appeal Court to determine the suit before it.
Recall that this same court had issued an interim order of injunction against the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 32 others, including the Clerk of the House and the Chief Judge of Rivers State. The order restrained the Speaker and others from forwarding articles of impeachment or other documents or communication to the Chief Judge with the sole aim of setting up a panel to investigate alleged gross misconduct.
The order also restrained the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, from receiving, considering, or however acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment, or other document or communication from the first to 27th defendants for the purposes of constituting a panel to investigate the purported allegations of misconduct against the governor and his deputy for seven days.
