Suspend Rivers APC Lawmakers Now, Onoh Tells Party as Fubara Impeachment Plot Deepens

Fresh tension is brewing in Rivers State as a former presidential aide has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to take decisive action against its lawmakers accused of plotting the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu.

Denge Josef Onoh, a former South-East spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, called on the APC to immediately suspend all party members in the Rivers State House of Assembly allegedly involved in the impeachment moves.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Mr Onoh described the renewed push by the Assembly — led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule — as “legislative rascality” and a calculated attempt to subvert constitutional order and democratic governance.

The Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly accused the lawmakers of pursuing what he termed a self-serving power grab under the guise of legislative oversight.

He argued that the impeachment claims, reportedly anchored on allegations of gross misconduct including the non-presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, ignore the existence of a nationally approved budget framework which, he said, runs until August 2026 under earlier emergency provisions.

According to Mr Onoh, the latest development marks the third attempt to remove Governor Fubara from office since 2023, with the most recent escalation unfolding in January 2026.

He also pointed to the political realignments that preceded the crisis, noting that the lawmakers at the centre of the controversy defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC on December 5, 2025 — only days before Governor Fubara himself joined the ruling party.

“The simultaneous targeting of the governor and his deputy exposes a clear agenda to seize power through the back door,” Mr Onoh said. “The APC should suspend all its lawmakers involved in this act of legislative rascality.”

The Rivers impeachment saga has continued to fuel political uncertainty in the oil-rich state, with analysts warning that prolonged instability could further strain governance and public confidence.