Omo, dis Rivers State matter dey hot like pepper soup wey nobody fit chop!
Dem don dey plan impeachment for Govnor Siminalayi Fubara and im Deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu. Na wah! Di Rivers State High Court wey dey for Oyibo local government don drop injunction wey go stop di Chief Judge from doing anytin about di impeachment notice from di Rivers Assembly.
Di presiding judge, Justice Florence A. Fiberesima, don talk say make dem no allow di Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, receive any notice or act on am for seven days. Wetin come happen be say after di Assembly drop di impeachment notice, di Chief Judge wan set up panel to investigate wetin dey happen.
Majority leader of di Assembly, Major Jack, don talk say dem go continue di impeachment because dem no fit just sit down dey gree wetin Fubara and im Odu dey do. Dem dey call am gross misconduct, say wetin di duo dey do no dey follow di constitution.
But some lawmakers wey try appeal make dem no continue with di impeachment don change dia mind and dey support di impeachment waka. One na Sylvanus Nwankwo, wey represent Omuma constituency. E don say di Governor dey use im media boys dey attack dem, and dem no fit just fold hands.
Darlington Oji, special assistant to di governor, don tok say di wahala dey come from di refusal of Fubara to bring supplimentary budget make dem work for di year. E say dis no sweet di lawmakers because dem wan see how dem fit balance di budget after emergency rule finish.
For di other hand, di Chief Judge don write letter to di Assembly say im hand dey tied because of di court order, and e no fit set up any panel to look into di allegations dem make. E still dey try to maintain di integrity of di judiciary, biko.
Dem go hear di case for January 23, 2026. People dey hope say something go change before den. No be small gbege dis matter dey cause o! Make we dey watch as e dey unfold because dis matter fit affect plenty people for di state.
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