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Legislative lawyers under the aegis of Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, have commenced moves to recall 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker Martin Amaewhule, over the impeachment proceedings initiated by the lawmakers against Governor Sim Fubara.

DAILY POST reports that the Rivers lawmakers had on Thursday commenced an impeachment process against Fubara, accusing him of gross misconduct, including financial misappropriation.

ALDRAP disclosed the commencement of the recall process in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

In the letter, the lawyers association demanded certified true copies, CTCs, of the voters register of all the state constituencies in Rivers State.

The legislative lawyers association, in the letter obtained by DAILY POST on Friday, said several of its members are constituents of the said lawmakers and as such, it has the legal right to initiate the recall process.

ALDRAP put INEC on notice that it would go to court to press for the release of the CTCs of the voters registers if the Commission fails to make them available.

Parts of the letter dated January 8, 2026, and signed by ALDRAP Secretary, Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, SCN, read, “Notice of commencement of recall of Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 25 other legislators of the House of Assembly who signed the impeachment notice dated 8th January 2026 and request for certified true copies (CTCs) of the voter register of all the state constituencies of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“Contrary to the judgment of February 2025 of the Supreme Court of Nigeria that enjoined the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to work in peaceful harmony with the Governor of Rivers State by exploring and exhausting amicable methods to resolve conflicts, the members of the Rivers State Houseof Assembly have once again initiated belligerent methods.

"Ironically, both the Governor of Rivers State and the said members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and ought to have explored and exhausted internal dispute resolution mechanisms.

“In light of the foregoing, as a public interest organisation of lawyers majority of whom are constituents of all state constituencies of the Rivers State House of Assembly, we hereby demand the aforementioned certified true copies (CTC) and put your Commission on notice.”

In a further reaction to the development, ALDRAP declared that the impeachment notice is dead on arrival because the lawmakers referred to Governor Fubara as “madam” in the letter addressed to him.

“The letter of notice of impeachment against Governor Fubara is dead on arrival for two legal reasons: (1) Fundamental flaw of addressing Governor Fubara as “madam” and (2) the constituents of Rivers State did not endorse or authorize the lawmakers of Rivers State House of Assembly to commence impeachment against Governor Fubara,” ALDRAP said

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Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/09/fubara-lawyers-move-to-recall-26-rivers-lawmakers-write-inec-for-voters-register/?utm_source=operamini&utm_medium=feednews&utm_campaign=operamini_feednews

It should be done very fast.

They have to choose between Wike and the people they claim to be representing..

Kick them outta there!

E don be for Wike, look at what greed and wickedness has caused him. I didn't know that his downfall will be so soon.

Very interesting days ahead

I still don't understand Rivers People.
I am an Ijaw and delta Ijaw to be precise, and spent some of my holidays in my grand maternal home in Abonemena. I have had my experiences as a partly a Rivers person from childhood. These happenings have shown that the sophistry of Rivers people may be exaggerated because clearly, I don't understand how a state filled with smart, industrious personalities and prominent people from all sphere of life cannot sit down and resolve the greed of one mad person called Wike.

Someone was saying this yesterday, that people should be mobolized to recall them

miracle002:
E don be for Wike, look at what greed and wickedness has caused him. I didn't know that his downfall will be so soon.

No one lasts forever. Not even Tinubu.

Even after cowardly joining APC dem see dey show fubara pepper.

Isn't this same unrest the reason why the governor and his cabinet were suspended??

Crisis in Igbo land...








May it be resolved as soon as possible.



Igbo amaka

Long overdue...

No be only them fit impeach....


Let them be impeached as well!!!


Does MARTIN THINK HE IS THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE.?

ALWAYS CAUSING TROUBLE??


Na ONLY RIVERS STATE DEY NIGERIA??

WAS HE PROMISED A LANDED PROPERTY IN ABUJA?

WHY ALL THIS TROUBLE?

Wike will lead this law breakers to political oblivion, it's only God almighty that defend forever loyalty because he's forever holy and righteous...human beings can change and u have no moral right to follow a man on a wrong cause...now that Fubara is in APC ,he will enjoy the protection of the coven

No be only them Sabi scatter person body

The pikin wey say him mama no go sleep, him too no go taste slumber..
The drama continues...

So it is lawyers that recalls reps now,not constituents…some people no fit ever get sense

miracle002:
E don be for Wike, look at what greed and wickedness has caused him. I didn't know that his downfall will be so soon.

You sound like it's an easy thing to do.

Interesting days ahead

Wike dirty fight won't do him any good, his political career is already over. How a man like this will even campaign. Nigerians don see Wike finished

I think fubara now have the backing of some top APC big wigs that also have the president ears. Well we are watching, let see how it goes cos wike Is not a baby politicians as long as river state is concern.

IAM4BAT4plus4:
Crisis in Igbo land...










May it be resolved as soon as possible.



Igbo amaka

Waytin concern Igbo with Rivers state

Rivers State is rivers State and igbo state is Igbo states

Don't come and put confusion!!!!

MARTINS MUST GO?!!!!!

Madam fubara? How now? Wetin dey happen for rivers state?

when did lawyers start calling for recalling of elected official? isnt recalling the duty of the electorate again or community of the elected?

Dear Great Citizens of Rivers State,

It's high time you treated Wike & 26 so-called lawmakers BS - recall them & isolate them.

EnofIsEnof!

Mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Wike doesn't know that Rivers people no longer fancy him and the more he stirs the waters of trouble in Rivers, the more likely he'll be one of those who'll eventually be drowned politically by the same waters.

Good directives from the lawyers here.

I don't even know what Wike stand to gain by always destabilizing Rivers state. It's really pathetic.
He has stolen enough with enough blood in his hands. What's his s problem. Recall those bastards jare

Impeachment kee all of una there
🤨🤨🤨

Good move, recall and suspend them.

Afriifa:
I still don't understand Rivers People.
I am an Ijaw and delta Ijaw to be precise, and spent some of my holidays in my grand maternal home in Abonemena. I have had my experiences as a partly a Rivers person from childhood. These happenings have shown that the sophistry of Rivers people may be exaggerated because clearly, I don't understand how a state filled with smart, industrious personalities and prominent people from all sphere of life cannot sit down and resolve the greed of one mad person called Wike.

My bro. Me sef wonder. One man godfatherism can’t work in the South South. But again Wike attitude is overbearing!

Rivers people, always fighting. Which kind wahala be this naa?

Politics made in Rivers State

Wike is dying politically and fubara is happy about it