Rivers Lawmakers Withdraw Impeachment Notice Against Gov Fubara

The Rivers State House of Assembly members has withdrawn the impeachment notice originally handed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

On Wednesday, lawmakers officially opened their sessions in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

During their deliberations, the lawmakers convened primarily to focus on the withdrawal of the impeachment notice against Fubara.

This followed a meeting on Monday between President Bola Tinubu and the warring groups in Abuja’s Aso Villa, when a truce was mediated.

TVC reports that the lawmakers announced their decision to withdraw in a notice read on the house floor, citing respect for the President as the reason behind their move.

The conflict between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, split lawmakers in the House, with 27 of them decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress.

In a series of events that unfolded during the feud, parallel sittings emerged, an impeachment plot against the governor was uncovered, the Assembly complex was demolished, and a wave of resignations swept through the cabinet of pro-Wike commissioners in Fubara’s cabinet.