THE RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY HAS FORMALLY INITIATED IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GOVERNOR SIMINALAYI FUBARA AND HIS DEPUTY, NGOZI ODUH.

THE PROCESS BEGAN DURING PLENARY WHICH WAS PRESIDED OVER BY SPEAKER MARTINS AMAEWHULE WITH THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE, MAJOR JACK, READING A NOTICE OF ALLEGATIONS AND CLAIMS OF GROSS MISCONDUCT AGAINST THE GOVERNOR ON THE FLOOR OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY.

ACCORDING TO THE LAWMAKERS, THE NOTICE WAS SIGNED BY 26 MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND CITES ACTIONS THEY ALLEGE ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION.

SPEAKER AMAEWHULE SAID THE IMPEACHMENT NOTICE WOULD BE FORMALLY SERVED ON GOVERNOR FUBARA WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, IN LINE WITH CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES.