The Rivers State Elders and Leaders Forum issued the appeal following Thursday’s impeachment notice served by 27 members of the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly against both Governor Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. The lawmakers cited alleged misconduct and abuse of office, giving the governor seven days to respond to the accusations.
In a statement released Friday night in Port Harcourt, the forum’s acting Chairman, Dr. Gabriel Toby, criticized the impeachment effort as constitutionally questionable and lacking substantive grounds.
Dr. Toby, a former deputy governor, expressed disappointment that political tensions have resurfaced just months after Rivers State emerged from a six-month period of emergency rule that suspended democratic governance.