NIGERIA: Rivers State High Court Gives Restraining Order to Protect Governor Fubara from Impeachment

WRITTEN BY: CHIOMA MADONNA NDUKWU .

A Rivers High Court in Isiokpo Division, within the Ikwerre Local Government Area, has issued a restraining order to prevent the State House of Assembly and Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, from impeaching the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The court has granted an interim injunction to halt the State House of Assembly’s actions, as Governor Fubara filed the application ex parte through his attorney, Damian Okoro (SAN), earlier on Wednesday. The Deputy Speaker, Dumle Maol, the Clerk of the House, and the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, have also been served with this restraining order. Presiding Judge Justice Ben Whyte has directed all parties to maintain the status quo while the case proceeds, with the motion on notice set for November 14, 2023.

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