The Rivers State House of Assembly has formally dismissed a state High Court injunction aimed at halting the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu.
The Assembly maintains that the judiciary has no constitutional authority to interfere with the process.
JomogNews reports that the court on Friday issued an interim injunction restraining the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule and the Clerk of the House, from sending any correspondence to the Chief Judge of the state.
The court also stopped the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi from making any step towards the impeachment process.
However, when contacted by DAILY POST, the spokesman of the Assembly, Enemi George said the court lacks the power to intervene in the matter.
Enemi, who said the assembly is not aware of any court order, stated that section 188(10) of the Nigerian constitution does not allow the court to intervene in the impeachment of state governor.
He said, “The House is not aware of any court order. However, if you read section 188(10), the court has no power to intervene in the impeachment process”.
