Rivers State Home of Meeting on Friday referred to as on the Chief Decide of the state to arrange panel to research the allegations of gross misconduct in opposition to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.
The meeting members, who made the decision via a unanimous vote, vowed to proceed with the impeachment course of.
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The lawmakers had earlier addressed a dwell press convention in Port Harcourt the place they accused Fubara of allegedly utilizing blackmail.
Addressing journalists, the Deputy Speaker, Dumle Maol,
mentioned Fubara lacked the belief wanted to handle the disaster rocking the oil-rich state.
They accused the governor of infringing on the 1999 Structure, saying the parliament was left with no different selection however to use their legislative energy by impeaching him from workplace.
The lawmakers additionally claimed the governor and his deputy had resorted to intimidating the parliament.
They, nonetheless, thanked President Bola Tinubu for wading into the disaster.
The members additionally referred to as on the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, to reconvene the Home.
4 members of the Home who had held pressers, calling for a political resolution, recanted and declared their help for the impeachment course of to proceed.
Shortly after the dwell press convention, the lawmakers made their option to the chambers for the graduation of a parliamentary session.
Home Backs Probe
At plenary, the members unanimously voted in help of an investigation of the allegations of gross misconduct in opposition to Fubara and his deputy.
“This voting clearly reveals the choice of the Home,” Amaewhule declared whereas calling on the Chief Decide of the state to arrange an panel of investigation.
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