The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Emeka Beke, has stated that the state Chief Judge is obligated to obey the Friday interim order by a state High Court against the Impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu.

The party claimed that It arrived at the decision after painstakingly analysing the issues leading up to the latest step taken by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

A statement signed by the spokesperson of the Beke-led APC, Darlington Nwauju, regretted that assembly members who “trumpeted loyalty to our party and Mr President can give themselves to the unfolding choreographed legislative coup d’etat against the collective interest, growth and development of our party in the state”.

The party went on; “We warn again that this is a needless legislative overreach having observed the recalcitrance on the part of members of the House of Assembly, including ‘APC’ members!

“It is common knowledge that the Legislature is empowered under Section 129 and 188 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to conduct impeachment. As the ruling party in Rivers State, we are equally aware of the provisions of paragraph (11) of Section 188, which is subject to political interpretation by the Legislature, as that paragraph is neither normative nor objective because act(s) that constitute “gross misconduct” is/are what only the legislature deem to be misconduct.”

It added that no matter how beautifully crafted the allegations against the Governor and his deputy were, they were still very subjective in the court of public opinion.

The APC added “This unfortunate path chosen by the legislative arm therefore serves as dangerous footnote to the health and survival of the APC in Rivers State.

“Meanwhile, we call on the Honourable Chief Judge of Rivers State, to respect yesterday’s interim injunction in Suit No OYHC/7/CS/2026 that restrained him from receiving/acting on the resolutions of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“Finally, we call on the national leadership of the party to immediately activate internal mechanisms available to the National Working Committee under Article 21(b)(iii) of the 2022 Constitution (as amended) to save our dear party from an embarrassing situation”. (Saturday Tribune)

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