₦airaland Forum

The Rivers State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over alleged attempts by certain individuals to approach High Courts outside the Port Harcourt Judicial Division to obtain ex-parte orders intended to hinder the Assembly from discharging its constitutional functions.


The alarm raised by the Assembly follows the impeachment process it initiated against Governor Sim Fubara.

In a statement issued on Sunday, signed by Dr. Enemi Alabo George, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions, and Complaints, the Assembly indicated that it had received credible intelligence regarding the purported schemes.


The statement reads: “The Rivers State House of Assembly has received information of plots by certain persons to utilize some Rivers State High Courts especially outside the Port Harcourt Judicial division to issue exparte orders to illegally stop the Rivers State House of Assembly from performing her constitutional duties.

“These persons are tully aware of the provisions of section 272(5) of the constitution which states that ‘subject to the provisions of section 251 and other provisions of the constitution, the Federal High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the question as to whether the term of office of a member of the House of Assembly of a state, Governor or Deputy Governor has ceased or become vacant’.


“Also, section 188(10) states that ‘no proceedings or determination of the panel or of the House of Assembly or any matter relating to such proceedings or determination shall be entertained or questioned in any court’.

“These persons are also fully aware of judicial pronouncements on this matter especially recently at the Court of Appeal on a matter involving similar exparte order by a Rivers State High Court contrary to section 272(3) of the constitution.

“A word is enough for the wise.


Therefore, with the leave of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, I call on those concerned to exercise restraint and refrain from acts inimical to the Constitution and the rule of law.”

“All that is required is for the office holders who have already been duly served with the Notice of Allegations of Gross Misconduct to respond to them item by item rather than deploy subterranean moves to subvert the law or use proxies to malign members and the Rivers State House of Assembly in the media.

“We remain committed to the Constitution and the rule of law and may God bless our dear Rivers State and Nigeria.”

BondRiv:
They know Fubara is guilty that is why they running all over the place.

ObiaboAdoka:
How is Governor Sim Fubara quilty?

RoxyBrownAutos:
These Assembly members don't know how to play politics. They are fighting a man in power to please a man out of corridor of power.

honestivo:
Until the assembly members ,have a mind of their own that's when we'll start taking them seriously

BondRiv:
Go through the grounds of impeachment as set out by the lawmakers and tell me which one Fubara is innocent of. He did all those things they outlined.

The Supreme Court indicted him and referred to him as a despot. Should a despot be allowed to remain as a governor in a democracy? The Supreme Court indirectly told the, to impeach him.

Deepspirituals:
. Let's know when U are done Playing with sand ...Baby ...Fubara is Going no where ..Jagaban is on his Side..

BondRiv:
Go through the grounds of impeachment as set out by the lawmakers and tell me which one Fubara is innocent of. He did all those things they outlined.

The Supreme Court indicted him and referred to him as a despot. Should a despot be allowed to remain as a governor in a democracy? The Supreme Court indirectly told the lawmakers to impeach him.

BondRiv:
They know Fubara is guilty, hence why they are running all over the place. The legitimacy of the lawmakers has been settled by the Supreme Court. Any useless judge that entertains such a matter, should be punished by the NJC.

As for impeachment, no court can stop the legislature from performing this constitutional duty.

Fubara knows he has committed impeachable offences, hence his attempt to stall the process. This was why he bombed the Assembly building the last time with fellow terrorists like Edison Ehie.

The impeachment process must go on. Our laws must be obeyed. Fubara should resign or be impeached.

Fubara is a despot - The Supreme Court
A joke taken too far - The Court of Appeal
A tyrant - The Federal High Court

press9jatv:
Why are they lamenting here. Fubara will never be impeach here. Fubara will finish all his term. Wike will be remove in Tinubu government.

BondRiv:
Go through the grounds of impeachment as set out by the lawmakers and tell me which one Fubara is innocent of. He did all those things they outlined.

The Supreme Court indicted him and referred to him as a despot. Should a despot be allowed to remain as a governor in a democracy? The Supreme Court indirectly told the lawmakers to impeach him.